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Recognised as Colour

#9042FF

  • #9042FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#9042FF is a violet with RGB values 144, 66, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#9042FF#9042FF
HEX#9042FF
RGBrgb(144, 66, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.2588, 1
RGB percentages56.5%, 25.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(264.8, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK43.5%, 74.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,454,335
CSS custom property--colour: #9042FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#6FBD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#72759Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.8Dark violet · ΔE 15.7Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium blue · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 32Blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1FF42
Analogous#4252FF, #EF42FF
Triadic#FF9042, #42FF90
Split complementary#FFEF42, #53FF42
Tetradic#FF4252, #B1FF42, #42FFEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EADBFF
Lighter +20%#CCA8FF
Lighter +10%#AE75FF
Darker −10%#720FFF
Darker −20%#5A00DB
Darker −30%#4500A8
Darker −40%#300075
More saturated +25%#9042FF
Less saturated −25%#945AE7

Channel breakdown

R144
G66
B255
Red144 (56.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue264.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 90 · G 42 · B FF

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