Colour

#42395A

#42395A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#42395A is a violet with RGB values 66, 57, 90 and HSL 256°, 22%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#42395A

RGBrgb(66, 57, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2235, 0.3529

RGB percentages25.9%, 22.4%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(256.4, 22.4%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 36.7%, 35.3%)

CMYK26.7%, 36.7%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,340,058

CSS custom property--colour: #42395A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.69:1

Contrast with white10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#BDC6A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#313E5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#323E59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#3D3E45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Dim grey · ΔE 28.5 Slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.7 Steel blue · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#515A39

Analogous#39415A, #53395A

Triadic#5A4239, #395A42

Split complementary#5A5339, #415A39

Tetradic#5A3941, #515A39, #395A53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A79EC1

Lighter +30%#8B7EAE

Lighter +20%#706198

Lighter +10%#594D79

Darker −10%#2B253B

Darker −20%#14111C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A276C

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R66

G57

B90

Red66 (25.9%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue256.36°

Saturation (HSL)22.45%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 42 · G 39 · B 5A

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