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Colour

#6948B5

  • #6948B5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6948B5 is a violet with RGB values 105, 72, 181 and HSL 258°, 43%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6948B5#6948B5
HEX#6948B5
RGBrgb(105, 72, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.2824, 0.7098
RGB percentages41.2%, 28.2%, 71%
HSLhsl(258.2, 43.1%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 60.2%, 71%)
CMYK42%, 60.2%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,899,893
CSS custom property--colour: #6948B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#96B74A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#085BB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#556077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.6Medium purple · ΔE 16Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Royal blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94B548
Analogous#485EB5, #9F48B5
Triadic#B56948, #48B569
Split complementary#B59F48, #5EB548
Tetradic#B5485E, #94B548, #48B59F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0D9F0
Lighter +30%#C2B5E1
Lighter +20%#A490D3
Lighter +10%#866CC4
Darker −10%#543991
Darker −20%#3F2B6C
Darker −30%#2A1C48
Darker −40%#140E23
More saturated +25%#5D28D5
Less saturated −25%#756895

Channel breakdown

R105
G72
B181
Red105 (41.2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue258.17°
Saturation (HSL)43.08%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 48 · B B5

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