Colour

#642FFF

#642FFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#642FFF is a violet with RGB values 100, 47, 255 and HSL 255°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#642FFF#642FFF

HEX#642FFF

RGBrgb(100, 47, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.1843, 1

RGB percentages39.2%, 18.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(255.3, 100%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 81.6%, 100%)

CMYK60.8%, 81.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,565,887

CSS custom property--colour: #642FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1

Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#9BD000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#00719Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.7 Blue violet · ΔE 18.3 Blue · ΔE 19.1 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.5 Dark blue · ΔE 41.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAFF2F

Analogous#2F62FF, #CC2FFF

Triadic#FF642F, #2FFF64

Split complementary#FFCC2F, #62FF2F

Tetradic#FF2F62, #CAFF2F, #2FFFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFBFF

Lighter +30%#D6C8FF

Lighter +20%#B095FF

Lighter +10%#8A62FF

Darker −10%#4000FB

Darker −20%#3300C8

Darker −30%#260095

Darker −40%#190062

More saturated +25%#642FFF

Less saturated −25%#7149E5

Channel breakdown

R100

G47

B255

Red100 (39.2%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue255.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 64 · G 2F · B FF

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