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Colour

#4200AE

  • #4200AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#4200AE is a violet with RGB values 66, 0, 174 and HSL 263°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#4200AE#4200AE
HEX#4200AE
RGBrgb(66, 0, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0, 0.6824
RGB percentages25.9%, 0%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(262.8, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.8, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK62.1%, 100%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,325,550
CSS custom property--colour: #4200AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.4:1
Contrast with white11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#BDFF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003EB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0035ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#004465no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.4Medium blue · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Navy · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.8Indigo · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CAE00
Analogous#0015AE, #9900AE
Triadic#AE4200, #00AE42
Split complementary#AE9900, #15AE00
Tetradic#AE0015, #6CAE00, #00AE99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AD7BFF
Lighter +30%#8D48FF
Lighter +20%#6E15FF
Lighter +10%#5500E1
Darker −10%#2F007B
Darker −20%#1B0048
Darker −30%#080015
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4200AE
Less saturated −25%#471698

Channel breakdown

R66
G0
B174
Red66 (25.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue262.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 00 · B AE

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