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Recognised as Colour

#693DFF

  • #693DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#693DFF is a blue with RGB values 105, 61, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#693DFF#693DFF
HEX#693DFF
RGBrgb(105, 61, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.2392, 1
RGB percentages41.2%, 23.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(253.6, 100%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.6, 76.1%, 100%)
CMYK58.8%, 76.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,897,151
CSS custom property--colour: #693DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#96C200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00769Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.8Medium blue · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Blue · ΔE 25.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3FF3D
Analogous#3D72FF, #CA3DFF
Triadic#FF693D, #3DFF69
Split complementary#FFCA3D, #72FF3D
Tetradic#FF3D72, #D3FF3D, #3DFFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFD6FF
Lighter +20%#B8A3FF
Lighter +10%#9070FF
Darker −10%#420AFF
Darker −20%#3100D6
Darker −30%#2500A3
Darker −40%#190070
More saturated +25%#693DFF
Less saturated −25%#7655E7

Channel breakdown

R105
G61
B255
Red105 (41.2%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue253.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 3D · B FF

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