Colour

#42214E

#42214E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#42214E is a violet with RGB values 66, 33, 78 and HSL 284°, 41%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#42214E

RGBrgb(66, 33, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1294, 0.3059

RGB percentages25.9%, 12.9%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(284, 40.5%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284, 57.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK15.4%, 57.7%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,333,902

CSS custom property--colour: #42214E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.47:1

Contrast with white13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#BDDEB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#172D50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#22304Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#412834no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.5 Black · ΔE 37.8 Purple · ΔE 39 Dim grey · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D4E21

Analogous#2C214E, #4E2143

Triadic#4E4221, #214E42

Split complementary#434E21, #214E2C

Tetradic#4E2C21, #2D4E21, #21434E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B076C5

Lighter +30%#9B52B6

Lighter +20%#7F3F96

Lighter +10%#603072

Darker −10%#24122A

Darker −20%#050306

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#48135C

Less saturated −25%#3C2F40

Channel breakdown

R66

G33

B78

Red66 (25.9%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue284°

Saturation (HSL)40.54%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 21 · B 4E

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Colour values

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