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Recognised as Colour

#6940CC

  • #6940CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6940CC is a violet with RGB values 105, 64, 204 and HSL 258°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6940CC#6940CC
HEX#6940CC
RGBrgb(105, 64, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.251, 0.8
RGB percentages41.2%, 25.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(257.6, 57.9%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 68.6%, 80%)
CMYK48.5%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,897,868
CSS custom property--colour: #6940CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#96BF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#486381no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.6Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Indigo · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3CC40
Analogous#405DCC, #AF40CC
Triadic#CC6940, #40CC69
Split complementary#CCAF40, #5DCC40
Tetradic#CC405D, #A3CC40, #40CCAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E1F7
Lighter +30%#C8B9EC
Lighter +20%#A891E1
Lighter +10%#8968D7
Darker −10%#522EAB
Darker −20%#3F2383
Darker −30%#2C185B
Darker −40%#180D33
More saturated +25%#5C22EA
Less saturated −25%#765EAE

Channel breakdown

R105
G64
B204
Red105 (41.2%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue257.57°
Saturation (HSL)57.85%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 40 · B CC

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