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Recognised as Colour

#693AB6

  • #693AB6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#693AB6 is a violet with RGB values 105, 58, 182 and HSL 263°, 52%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#693AB6#693AB6
HEX#693AB6
RGBrgb(105, 58, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.2275, 0.7137
RGB percentages41.2%, 22.7%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(262.7, 51.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 68.1%, 71.4%)
CMYK42.3%, 68.1%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,896,310
CSS custom property--colour: #693AB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#96C549

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#555873no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 14.3Indigo · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Dark orchid · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87B63A
Analogous#3A49B6, #A73AB6
Triadic#B6693A, #3AB669
Split complementary#B6A73A, #49B63A
Tetradic#B63A49, #87B63A, #3AB6A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DACDEF
Lighter +30%#BDA6E3
Lighter +20%#A180D6
Lighter +10%#8459CA
Darker −10%#532E8F
Darker −20%#3C2169
Darker −30%#261542
Darker −40%#10091B
More saturated +25%#621CD4
Less saturated −25%#705898

Channel breakdown

R105
G58
B182
Red105 (41.2%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue262.74°
Saturation (HSL)51.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 3A · B B6

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