Recognised as Colour

#40324C

#40324C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#40324C is a violet with RGB values 64, 50, 76 and HSL 272°, 21%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#40324C

RGBrgb(64, 50, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.1961, 0.298

RGB percentages25.1%, 19.6%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(272.3, 20.6%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 34.2%, 29.8%)

CMYK15.8%, 34.2%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,207,180

CSS custom property--colour: #40324C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.81:1

Contrast with white11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#BFCDB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D374Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#30384Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3F363Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 27.9 Black · ΔE 29.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.5 Slate grey · ΔE 33 Gray · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 27.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E4C32

Analogous#33324C, #4C324B

Triadic#4C4032, #324C40

Split complementary#4B4C32, #324C33

Tetradic#4C3332, #3E4C32, #324B4C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A692B8

Lighter +30%#8D74A3

Lighter +20%#745A8A

Lighter +10%#5A466B

Darker −10%#261E2D

Darker −20%#0C0A0E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#41225C

Less saturated −25%#3F3F3F

Channel breakdown

R64

G50

B76

Red64 (25.1%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue272.31°

Saturation (HSL)20.63%

Lightness24.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G 32 · B 4C

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Colour values

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