Colour

#42265E

#42265E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#42265E is a violet with RGB values 66, 38, 94 and HSL 270°, 42%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#42265E

RGBrgb(66, 38, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.149, 0.3686

RGB percentages25.9%, 14.9%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(270, 42.4%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 59.6%, 36.9%)

CMYK29.8%, 59.6%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,335,198

CSS custom property--colour: #42265E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.57:1

Contrast with white12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#BDD9A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#113360no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B335Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#3D313Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 22.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.8 Purple · ΔE 35.2 Indigo · ΔE 35.9 Slate blue · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#425E26

Analogous#26265E, #5E265E

Triadic#5E4226, #265E42

Split complementary#5E5E26, #265E26

Tetradic#5E2626, #425E26, #265E5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A883CD

Lighter +30%#8F5FBE

Lighter +20%#7543A7

Lighter +10%#5C3582

Darker −10%#29173A

Darker −20%#0F0915

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#42166F

Less saturated −25%#42374E

Channel breakdown

R66

G38

B94

Red66 (25.9%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)42.42%

Lightness25.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 26 · B 5E

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