Colour

#842CFF

#842CFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#842CFF is a violet with RGB values 132, 44, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#842CFF#842CFF

HEX#842CFF

RGBrgb(132, 44, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.1725, 1

RGB percentages51.8%, 17.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(265, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK48.2%, 82.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,662,271

CSS custom property--colour: #842CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#7BD300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0065FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5D6D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.4 Dark violet · ΔE 18.2 Medium blue · ΔE 21.1 Blue · ΔE 23.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 39

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7FF2C

Analogous#2C3EFF, #ED2CFF

Triadic#FF842C, #2CFF84

Split complementary#FFED2C, #3EFF2C

Tetradic#FF2C3E, #A7FF2C, #2CFFED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF8FF

Lighter +30%#DDC5FF

Lighter +20%#BF92FF

Lighter +10%#A25FFF

Darker −10%#6700F8

Darker −20%#5200C5

Darker −30%#3D0092

Darker −40%#28005F

More saturated +25%#842CFF

Less saturated −25%#8846E5

Channel breakdown

R132

G44

B255

Red132 (51.8%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue265.02°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 2C · B FF

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