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Recognised as Colour

#30234A

  • #30234A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#30234A is a violet with RGB values 48, 35, 74 and HSL 260°, 36%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#30234A#30234A
HEX#30234A
RGBrgb(48, 35, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.1373, 0.2902
RGB percentages18.8%, 13.7%, 29%
HSLhsl(260, 35.8%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 52.7%, 29%)
CMYK35.1%, 52.7%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,154,762
CSS custom property--colour: #30234A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.33:1
Contrast with white14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#CFDCB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#162A4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#192A49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2A2A33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1Midnight blue · ΔE 31.5Black · ΔE 32.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.4Dim grey · ΔE 38.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D4A23
Analogous#23294A, #43234A
Triadic#4A3023, #234A30
Split complementary#4A4423, #2A4A23
Tetradic#4A232A, #3D4A23, #234A44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9179C0
Lighter +30%#7457AF
Lighter +20%#5D448F
Lighter +10%#46336D
Darker −10%#1A1327
Darker −20%#030205
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B1558
Less saturated −25%#35313C

Channel breakdown

R48
G35
B74
Red48 (18.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)35.78%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 23 · B 4A

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