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Recognised as Colour

#69597F

  • #69597F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#69597F is a violet with RGB values 105, 89, 127 and HSL 265°, 18%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#69597F#69597F
HEX#69597F
RGBrgb(105, 89, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.349, 0.498
RGB percentages41.2%, 34.9%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(265.3, 17.6%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.3, 29.9%, 49.8%)
CMYK17.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,904,191
CSS custom property--colour: #69597F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#96A680

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516081no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#54607Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#665F66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Dim grey · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Gray · ΔE 27.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 22.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F7F59
Analogous#595C7F, #7C597F
Triadic#7F6959, #597F69
Split complementary#7F7C59, #5C7F59
Tetradic#7F595C, #6F7F59, #597F7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1CADA
Lighter +30%#B7ACC5
Lighter +20%#9C8EB0
Lighter +10%#82709B
Darker −10%#504461
Darker −20%#372F43
Darker −30%#1F1A25
Darker −40%#060507
More saturated +25%#653E9A
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R105
G89
B127
Red105 (41.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue265.26°
Saturation (HSL)17.59%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 59 · B 7F

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