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Colour

#6943AF

  • #6943AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#6943AF is a violet with RGB values 105, 67, 175 and HSL 261°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#6943AF#6943AF
HEX#6943AF
RGBrgb(105, 67, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.2627, 0.6863
RGB percentages41.2%, 26.3%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(261.1, 44.6%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 61.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK40%, 61.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,898,607
CSS custom property--colour: #6943AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#96BC50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0858ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#575B72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 7.4Slate blue · ΔE 10.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Indigo · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89AF43
Analogous#4353AF, #9F43AF
Triadic#AF6943, #43AF69
Split complementary#AF9F43, #53AF43
Tetradic#AF4353, #89AF43, #43AF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBD1ED
Lighter +30%#BEACDF
Lighter +20%#A187D1
Lighter +10%#8462C3
Darker −10%#53358A
Darker −20%#3D2765
Darker −30%#271940
Darker −40%#100B1B
More saturated +25%#6025CD
Less saturated −25%#726191

Channel breakdown

R105
G67
B175
Red105 (41.2%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue261.11°
Saturation (HSL)44.63%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 43 · B AF

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