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Colour

#402A60

  • #402A60
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#402A60 is a violet with RGB values 64, 42, 96 and HSL 264°, 39%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#402A60#402A60
HEX#402A60
RGBrgb(64, 42, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1647, 0.3765
RGB percentages25.1%, 16.5%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(264.4, 39.1%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 56.3%, 37.6%)
CMYK33.3%, 56.3%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,205,152
CSS custom property--colour: #402A60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#BFD59F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#163562no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D355Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#3A3440no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Midnight blue · ΔE 23.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.2Purple · ΔE 37.5Indigo · ΔE 37.9Slate blue · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A602A
Analogous#2A2F60, #5B2A60
Triadic#60402A, #2A6040
Split complementary#605B2A, #2F602A
Tetradic#602A2F, #4A602A, #2A605B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A58ACC
Lighter +30%#8A67BC
Lighter +20%#6F49A7
Lighter +10%#583A83
Darker −10%#281A3D
Darker −20%#110B19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D1971
Less saturated −25%#433B4F

Channel breakdown

R64
G42
B96
Red64 (25.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue264.44°
Saturation (HSL)39.13%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 2A · B 60

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