Colour

#842CA4

#842CA4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#842CA4 is a violet with RGB values 132, 44, 164 and HSL 284°, 58%, 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 magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#842CA4

RGBrgb(132, 44, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.1725, 0.6431

RGB percentages51.8%, 17.3%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(284, 57.7%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284, 73.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK19.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,662,180

CSS custom property--colour: #842CA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1

Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#7BD35B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2959A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Tritanopia#824565no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.8 Purple · ΔE 13.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5 Indigo · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4CA42C

Analogous#482CA4, #A42C88

Triadic#A4842C, #2CA484

Split complementary#88A42C, #2CA448

Tetradic#A4482C, #4CA42C, #2C88A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBB2EA

Lighter +30%#C98ADF

Lighter +20%#B661D5

Lighter +10%#A339CA

Darker −10%#64217C

Darker −20%#431654

Darker −30%#230C2B

Darker −40%#030103

More saturated +25%#9012BE

Less saturated −25%#78468A

Channel breakdown

R132

G44

B164

Red132 (51.8%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue284°

Saturation (HSL)57.69%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 2C · B A4

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Colour values

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