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Recognised as Colour

#401A4E

  • #401A4E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#401A4E is a violet with RGB values 64, 26, 78 and HSL 284°, 50%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#401A4E#401A4E
HEX#401A4E
RGBrgb(64, 26, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.102, 0.3059
RGB percentages25.1%, 10.2%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(283.8, 50%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 66.7%, 30.6%)
CMYK17.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,201,038
CSS custom property--colour: #401A4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.23:1
Contrast with white14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#BFE5B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A2850no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A2C4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3F2331no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Midnight blue · ΔE 25.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.3Purple · ΔE 35.4Indigo · ΔE 37.5Dark magenta · ΔE 40.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#284E1A
Analogous#261A4E, #4E1A42
Triadic#4E401A, #1A4E40
Split complementary#424E1A, #1A4E26
Tetradic#4E261A, #284E1A, #1A424E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B167CD
Lighter +30%#9E41C0
Lighter +20%#7F339B
Lighter +10%#5F2774
Darker −10%#210D28
Darker −20%#010001
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#460D5B
Less saturated −25%#3A2741

Channel breakdown

R64
G26
B78
Red64 (25.1%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue283.85°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 1A · B 4E

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