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Recognised as Colour

#301F56

  • #301F56
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#301F56 is a violet with RGB values 48, 31, 86 and HSL 259°, 47%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#301F56#301F56
HEX#301F56
RGBrgb(48, 31, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.1216, 0.3373
RGB percentages18.8%, 12.2%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(258.5, 47%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 64%, 33.7%)
CMYK44.2%, 64%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,153,750
CSS custom property--colour: #301F56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.42:1
Contrast with white14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#CFE0A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002A58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#052955no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#262B37no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Midnight blue · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.6Indigo · ΔE 36.9Purple · ΔE 38.8Slate blue · ΔE 41.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45561F
Analogous#1F2A56, #4B1F56
Triadic#56301F, #1F5630
Split complementary#564B1F, #2A561F
Tetradic#561F2A, #45561F, #1F564B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9074CD
Lighter +30%#714FBF
Lighter +20%#5A3AA1
Lighter +10%#452D7B
Darker −10%#1B1131
Darker −20%#06040B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A1065
Less saturated −25%#362E47

Channel breakdown

R48
G31
B86
Red48 (18.8%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue258.55°
Saturation (HSL)47.01%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 1F · B 56

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