Colour

#33274E

#33274E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#33274E is a violet with RGB values 51, 39, 78 and HSL 258°, 33%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#33274E

RGBrgb(51, 39, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.1529, 0.3059

RGB percentages20%, 15.3%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(258.5, 33.3%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 50%, 30.6%)

CMYK34.6%, 50%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,352,398

CSS custom property--colour: #33274E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.63:1

Contrast with white13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#CCD8B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B2E4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D2D4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2D2E36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.9 Black · ΔE 33 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.3 Dim grey · ΔE 37.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#424E27

Analogous#272F4E, #46274E

Triadic#4E3327, #274E33

Split complementary#4E4627, #2F4E27

Tetradic#4E272F, #424E27, #274E46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9481C0

Lighter +30%#785FAF

Lighter +20%#5F4992

Lighter +10%#493870

Darker −10%#1D162C

Darker −20%#07050A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D185D

Less saturated −25%#39363F

Channel breakdown

R51

G39

B78

Red51 (20%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue258.46°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 33 · G 27 · B 4E

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