Recognised as Colour

#4200A0

#4200A0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#4200A0 is a violet with RGB values 66, 0, 160 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#4200A0

RGBrgb(66, 0, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0, 0.6275

RGB percentages25.9%, 0%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(264.8, 100%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 100%, 62.7%)

CMYK58.8%, 100%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,325,536

CSS custom property--colour: #4200A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.07:1

Contrast with white12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#BDFF5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0039A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#00329Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#113E5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 10.8 Navy · ΔE 14.6 Indigo · ΔE 16.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5 Blue violet · ΔE 23.8 Medium blue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5EA000

Analogous#000EA0, #9200A0

Triadic#A04200, #00A042

Split complementary#A09200, #0EA000

Tetradic#A0000E, #5EA000, #00A092

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A96DFF

Lighter +30%#8B3AFF

Lighter +20%#6D07FF

Lighter +10%#5700D3

Darker −10%#2D006D

Darker −20%#18003A

Darker −30%#030007

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4200A0

Less saturated −25%#45148C

Channel breakdown

R66

B160

Red66 (25.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue264.75°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 00 · B A0

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