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Recognised as Colour

#6940BF

  • #6940BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6940BF is a violet with RGB values 105, 64, 191 and HSL 259°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6940BF#6940BF
HEX#6940BF
RGBrgb(105, 64, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.251, 0.749
RGB percentages41.2%, 25.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(259.4, 49.8%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.4, 66.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK45%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,897,855
CSS custom property--colour: #6940BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#96BF40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#505F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1Indigo · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96BF40
Analogous#4056BF, #A940BF
Triadic#BF6940, #40BF69
Split complementary#BFA940, #56BF40
Tetradic#BF4056, #96BF40, #40BFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D9F2
Lighter +30%#C3B3E5
Lighter +20%#A58CD9
Lighter +10%#8766CC
Darker −10%#543399
Darker −20%#3F2673
Darker −30%#2A1A4C
Darker −40%#150D26
More saturated +25%#5E20DF
Less saturated −25%#74609F

Channel breakdown

R105
G64
B191
Red105 (41.2%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue259.37°
Saturation (HSL)49.8%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 40 · B BF

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