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Recognised as Colour

#693BBB

  • #693BBB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#693BBB is a violet with RGB values 105, 59, 187 and HSL 262°, 52%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#693BBB#693BBB
HEX#693BBB
RGBrgb(105, 59, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.2314, 0.7333
RGB percentages41.2%, 23.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(261.6, 52%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 68.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK43.9%, 68.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,896,571
CSS custom property--colour: #693BBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09719WCAG 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 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#96C444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#525A76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18Indigo · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DBB3B
Analogous#3B4DBB, #A93BBB
Triadic#BB693B, #3BBB69
Split complementary#BBA93B, #4DBB3B
Tetradic#BB3B4D, #8DBB3B, #3BBBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD1F1
Lighter +30%#BFABE4
Lighter +20%#A284D8
Lighter +10%#855DCC
Darker −10%#532F94
Darker −20%#3D236D
Darker −30%#281647
Darker −40%#120A20
More saturated +25%#601CDA
Less saturated −25%#725A9C

Channel breakdown

R105
G59
B187
Red105 (41.2%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue261.56°
Saturation (HSL)52.03%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 3B · B BB

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