Recognised as Colour

#834CE4

#834CE4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#834CE4 is a violet with RGB values 131, 76, 228 and HSL 262°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#834CE4

RGBrgb(131, 76, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.298, 0.8941

RGB percentages51.4%, 29.8%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(261.7, 73.8%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 66.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK42.5%, 66.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,604,900

CSS custom property--colour: #834CE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#7CB31B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#006CE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#697192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7 Blue violet · ΔE 16.3 Dark violet · ΔE 22.2 Slate blue · ΔE 22.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADE44C

Analogous#4C61E4, #CF4CE4

Triadic#E4834C, #4CE483

Split complementary#E4CF4C, #61E44C

Tetradic#E44C61, #ADE44C, #4CE4CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFF

Lighter +30%#DFD1F8

Lighter +20%#C0A5F1

Lighter +10%#A278EB

Darker −10%#6521DC

Darker −20%#501AB0

Darker −30%#3C1483

Darker −40%#280D57

More saturated +25%#7C32FE

Less saturated −25%#8A66CA

Channel breakdown

R131

G76

B228

Red131 (51.4%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue261.71°

Saturation (HSL)73.79%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 4C · B E4

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