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Recognised as Colour

#8404CD

  • #8404CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8404CD is a violet with RGB values 132, 4, 205 and HSL 278°, 96%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8404CD#8404CD
HEX#8404CD
RGBrgb(132, 4, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.0157, 0.8039
RGB percentages51.8%, 1.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(278.2, 96.2%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 98%, 80.4%)
CMYK35.6%, 98%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,651,981
CSS custom property--colour: #8404CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#7BFB32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#764C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.6Blue violet · ΔE 7Dark orchid · ΔE 15.4Medium blue · ΔE 23.8Dark blue · ΔE 31.6Indigo · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.64, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DCD04
Analogous#1F04CD, #CD04B2
Triadic#CD8404, #04CD84
Split complementary#B2CD04, #04CD1F
Tetradic#CD1F04, #4DCD04, #04B2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBA0FD
Lighter +30%#C86EFC
Lighter +20%#B63CFB
Lighter +10%#A30AFA
Darker −10%#64039B
Darker −20%#440269
Darker −30%#230137
Darker −40%#030005
More saturated +25%#8500D1
Less saturated −25%#7D1EB3

Channel breakdown

R132
G4
B205
Red132 (51.8%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue278.21°
Saturation (HSL)96.17%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 04 · B CD

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