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Recognised as Colour

#694BA3

  • #694BA3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#694BA3 is a violet with RGB values 105, 75, 163 and HSL 260°, 37%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#694BA3#694BA3
HEX#694BA3
RGBrgb(105, 75, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.2941, 0.6392
RGB percentages41.2%, 29.4%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(260.5, 37%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 54%, 63.9%)
CMYK35.6%, 54%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,900,643
CSS custom property--colour: #694BA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#96B45C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#275CA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F5BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5C5D70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.5Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Midnight blue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85A34B
Analogous#4B59A3, #954BA3
Triadic#A3694B, #4BA369
Split complementary#A3954B, #59A34B
Tetradic#A34B59, #85A34B, #4BA395

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D0EA
Lighter +30%#BDADD9
Lighter +20%#A08BC9
Lighter +10%#8468B9
Darker −10%#533B80
Darker −20%#3C2B5D
Darker −30%#261B3A
Darker −40%#0F0B17
More saturated +25%#602DC1
Less saturated −25%#726985

Channel breakdown

R105
G75
B163
Red105 (41.2%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue260.45°
Saturation (HSL)36.97%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 4B · B A3

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