Colour

#8404FF

#8404FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#8404FF is a violet with RGB values 132, 4, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#8404FF#8404FF

HEX#8404FF

RGBrgb(132, 4, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.0157, 1

RGB percentages51.8%, 1.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.6, 100%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 98.4%, 100%)

CMYK48.2%, 98.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,652,031

CSS custom property--colour: #8404FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

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

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#7BFB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Tritanopia#5E6596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.6 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 18.6 Blue violet · ΔE 21.9 Dark violet · ΔE 22.9 Medium blue · ΔE 23 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 39.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 18.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FFF04

Analogous#0604FF, #FF04FD

Triadic#FF8404, #04FF84

Split complementary#FDFF04, #04FF06

Tetradic#FF0604, #7FFF04, #04FDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8D0FF

Lighter +30%#CF9DFF

Lighter +20%#B66AFF

Lighter +10%#9D37FF

Darker −10%#6A00D0

Darker −20%#50009D

Darker −30%#36006A

Darker −40%#1C0037

More saturated +25%#8404FF

Less saturated −25%#8323E0

Channel breakdown

R132

B255

Red132 (51.8%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.6°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 04 · B FF

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