Recognised as Colour

#382A46

#382A46
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#382A46 is a violet with RGB values 56, 42, 70 and HSL 270°, 25%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#382A46

RGBrgb(56, 42, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1647, 0.2745

RGB percentages22%, 16.5%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(270, 25%, 22%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 40%, 27.5%)

CMYK20%, 40%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,680,838

CSS custom property--colour: #382A46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.23:1

Contrast with white13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#C7D5B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#242F47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#273045no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#362E34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.6 Dim grey · ΔE 31.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.9 Slate grey · ΔE 36.6 Gray · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38462A

Analogous#2A2A46, #462A46

Triadic#46382A, #2A4638

Split complementary#46462A, #2A462A

Tetradic#462A2A, #38462A, #2A4646

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9E86B6

Lighter +30%#8566A3

Lighter +20%#6B5086

Lighter +10%#523D66

Darker −10%#1E1726

Darker −20%#050406

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#381C54

Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R56

G42

B70

Red56 (22%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness21.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 2A · B 46

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