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Recognised as Colour

#694CA6

  • #694CA6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#694CA6 is a violet with RGB values 105, 76, 166 and HSL 259°, 37%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#694CA6#694CA6
HEX#694CA6
RGBrgb(105, 76, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.298, 0.651
RGB percentages41.2%, 29.8%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(259.3, 37.2%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 54.2%, 65.1%)
CMYK36.7%, 54.2%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,900,902
CSS custom property--colour: #694CA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#96B359

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#265EA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E5CA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5B5E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.2Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Midnight blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89A64C
Analogous#4C5CA6, #964CA6
Triadic#A6694C, #4CA669
Split complementary#A6964C, #5CA64C
Tetradic#A64C5C, #89A64C, #4CA696

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBD3EB
Lighter +30%#BEB0DB
Lighter +20%#A18DCB
Lighter +10%#846ABB
Darker −10%#533C83
Darker −20%#3D2C60
Darker −30%#271C3D
Darker −40%#100C1A
More saturated +25%#5E2EC4
Less saturated −25%#746A88

Channel breakdown

R105
G76
B166
Red105 (41.2%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue259.33°
Saturation (HSL)37.19%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 4C · B A6

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