Recognised as Colour

#693FE4

#693FE4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#693FE4 is a violet with RGB values 105, 63, 228 and HSL 255°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#693FE4#693FE4

HEX#693FE4

RGBrgb(105, 63, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.2471, 0.8941

RGB percentages41.2%, 24.7%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(255.3, 75.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 72.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK53.9%, 72.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,897,636

CSS custom property--colour: #693FE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#96C01B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#346C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9 Dark violet · ΔE 20.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8 Medium blue · ΔE 23.9 Dark blue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BAE43F

Analogous#3F68E4, #BB3FE4

Triadic#E4693F, #3FE469

Split complementary#E4BB3F, #68E43F

Tetradic#E43F68, #BAE43F, #3FE4BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5F2FD

Lighter +30%#D2C5F7

Lighter +20%#AF98F1

Lighter +10%#8C6CEA

Darker −10%#4C1ED2

Darker −20%#3C17A6

Darker −30%#2B1179

Darker −40%#1B0B4C

More saturated +25%#5C24FF

Less saturated −25%#765AC9

Channel breakdown

R105

G63

B228

Red105 (41.2%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue255.27°

Saturation (HSL)75.34%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 3F · B E4

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