Recognised as Colour

#42009F

#42009F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#42009F is a violet with RGB values 66, 0, 159 and HSL 265°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#42009F

RGBrgb(66, 0, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0, 0.6235

RGB percentages25.9%, 0%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(264.9, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK58.5%, 100%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,325,535

CSS custom property--colour: #42009F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.12:1

Contrast with white12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#BDFF60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0039A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#00329Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#133D5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 10.6 Navy · ΔE 14.3 Indigo · ΔE 16 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.6 Blue violet · ΔE 24.1 Dark violet · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5D9F00

Analogous#000D9F, #92009F

Triadic#9F4200, #009F42

Split complementary#9F9200, #0D9F00

Tetradic#9F000D, #5D9F00, #009F92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A96CFF

Lighter +30%#8B39FF

Lighter +20%#6D06FF

Lighter +10%#5700D2

Darker −10%#2D006C

Darker −20%#180039

Darker −30%#020006

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#42009F

Less saturated −25%#45148B

Channel breakdown

R66

B159

Red66 (25.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue264.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 00 · B 9F

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