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Recognised as Colour

#84229E

  • #84229E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#84229E is a violet with RGB values 132, 34, 158 and HSL 287°, 65%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#84229E#84229E
HEX#84229E
RGBrgb(132, 34, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.1333, 0.6196
RGB percentages51.8%, 13.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(287.4, 64.6%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 78.5%, 62%)
CMYK16.5%, 78.5%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,659,614
CSS custom property--colour: #84229E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#7BDD61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#27559Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#833D60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.6Purple · ΔE 11.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8Indigo · ΔE 17.1Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C9E22
Analogous#46229E, #9E227A
Triadic#9E8422, #229E84
Split complementary#7A9E22, #229E46
Tetradic#9E4622, #3C9E22, #227A9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBA1EB
Lighter +30%#CB77E2
Lighter +20%#BB4DD9
Lighter +10%#A72BC8
Darker −10%#611974
Darker −20%#3E104A
Darker −30%#1B0720
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#920AB6
Less saturated −25%#763A86

Channel breakdown

R132
G34
B158
Red132 (51.8%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue287.42°
Saturation (HSL)64.58%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 22 · B 9E

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