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Recognised as Colour

#6940D4

  • #6940D4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#6940D4 is a violet with RGB values 105, 64, 212 and HSL 257°, 63%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#6940D4#6940D4
HEX#6940D4
RGBrgb(105, 64, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.251, 0.8314
RGB percentages41.2%, 25.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(256.6, 63.2%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 69.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK50.5%, 69.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,897,876
CSS custom property--colour: #6940D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#96BF2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#436685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Blue violet · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Dark blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABD440
Analogous#4061D4, #B340D4
Triadic#D46940, #40D469
Split complementary#D4B340, #61D440
Tetradic#D44061, #ABD440, #40D4B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE7F9
Lighter +30%#CBBDF0
Lighter +20%#AA93E7
Lighter +10%#8A6ADD
Darker −10%#5129B8
Darker −20%#3E208E
Darker −30%#2C1764
Darker −40%#1A0D3B
More saturated +25%#5C23F1
Less saturated −25%#765DB7

Channel breakdown

R105
G64
B212
Red105 (41.2%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue256.62°
Saturation (HSL)63.25%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 40 · B D4

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