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Recognised as Colour

#382D4E

  • #382D4E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#382D4E is a violet with RGB values 56, 45, 78 and HSL 260°, 27%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#382D4E#382D4E
HEX#382D4E
RGBrgb(56, 45, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1765, 0.3059
RGB percentages22%, 17.6%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(260, 26.8%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 42.3%, 30.6%)
CMYK28.2%, 42.3%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,681,614
CSS custom property--colour: #382D4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#C7D2B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#24334Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#26324Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#343339no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.8Black · ΔE 31Dim grey · ΔE 32.6Slate grey · ΔE 36.2Midnight blue · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#434E2D
Analogous#2D334E, #492D4E
Triadic#4E382D, #2D4E38
Split complementary#4E492D, #334E2D
Tetradic#4E2D33, #434E2D, #2D4E49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9B8BBC
Lighter +30%#806BA9
Lighter +20%#66528F
Lighter +10%#4F406E
Darker −10%#211A2E
Darker −20%#0A080D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#331E5D
Less saturated −25%#3D3C3F

Channel breakdown

R56
G45
B78
Red56 (22%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 2D · B 4E

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