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Recognised as Colour

#6938C0

  • #6938C0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6938C0 is a violet with RGB values 105, 56, 192 and HSL 262°, 55%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6938C0#6938C0
HEX#6938C0
RGBrgb(105, 56, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.2196, 0.7529
RGB percentages41.2%, 22%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(261.6, 54.8%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 70.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK45.3%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,895,808
CSS custom property--colour: #6938C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#96C73F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#505B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.8Indigo · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FC038
Analogous#384BC0, #AD38C0
Triadic#C06938, #38C069
Split complementary#C0AD38, #4BC038
Tetradic#C0384B, #8FC038, #38C0AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DED2F2
Lighter +30%#C0ABE6
Lighter +20%#A383DB
Lighter +10%#855CCF
Darker −10%#532C99
Darker −20%#3E2171
Darker −30%#28154A
Darker −40%#130A22
More saturated +25%#6019DF
Less saturated −25%#7257A1

Channel breakdown

R105
G56
B192
Red105 (41.2%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue261.62°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 38 · B C0

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