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Recognised as Colour

#840DAA

  • #840DAA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#840DAA is a violet with RGB values 132, 13, 170 and HSL 285°, 86%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#840DAA#840DAA
HEX#840DAA
RGBrgb(132, 13, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.051, 0.6667
RGB percentages51.8%, 5.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(285.5, 85.8%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 92.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK22.4%, 92.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,654,250
CSS custom property--colour: #840DAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#7BF255

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Tritanopia#803C63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5Dark magenta · ΔE 16.7Indigo · ΔE 19.2Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Purple · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33AA0D
Analogous#350DAA, #AA0D82
Triadic#AA840D, #0DAA84
Split complementary#82AA0D, #0DAA36
Tetradic#AA360D, #33AA0D, #0D82AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DD8DF6
Lighter +30%#CF5DF3
Lighter +20%#C02EEF
Lighter +10%#A911D9
Darker −10%#5F097B
Darker −20%#3A064B
Darker −30%#16021C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B00B7
Less saturated −25%#782493

Channel breakdown

R132
G13
B170
Red132 (51.8%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue285.48°
Saturation (HSL)85.79%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 0D · B AA

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