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Recognised as Colour

#832FA4

  • #832FA4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#832FA4 is a violet with RGB values 131, 47, 164 and HSL 283°, 55%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#832FA4#832FA4
HEX#832FA4
RGBrgb(131, 47, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.1843, 0.6431
RGB percentages51.4%, 18.4%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(283.1, 55.5%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 71.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK20.1%, 71.3%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,597,412
CSS custom property--colour: #832FA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#7CD05B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A59A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#804766no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.5Dark magenta · ΔE 12.9Purple · ΔE 13.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5Indigo · ΔE 17.8Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50A42F
Analogous#492FA4, #A42F8B
Triadic#A4832F, #2FA483
Split complementary#8AA42F, #2FA449
Tetradic#A4492F, #50A42F, #2F8BA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBB5EA
Lighter +30%#C88EDE
Lighter +20%#B466D3
Lighter +10%#A13EC8
Darker −10%#63247C
Darker −20%#441855
Darker −30%#240D2D
Darker −40%#040205
More saturated +25%#8E15BE
Less saturated −25%#78498A

Channel breakdown

R131
G47
B164
Red131 (51.4%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue283.08°
Saturation (HSL)55.45%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 2F · B A4

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