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Recognised as Colour

#422D51

  • #422D51
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#422D51 is a violet with RGB values 66, 45, 81 and HSL 275°, 29%, 25%. 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

#422D51#422D51
HEX#422D51
RGBrgb(66, 45, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1765, 0.3176
RGB percentages25.9%, 17.6%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(275, 28.6%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275, 44.4%, 31.8%)
CMYK18.5%, 44.4%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,336,977
CSS custom property--colour: #422D51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.17:1
Contrast with white12.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#BDD2AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#263552no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3650no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#40323Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5Dim grey · ΔE 33.6Black · ΔE 33.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.9Midnight blue · ΔE 34.9Slate grey · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C512D
Analogous#302D51, #512D4E
Triadic#51422D, #2D5142
Split complementary#4E512D, #2D5130
Tetradic#51302D, #3C512D, #2D4E51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A98BBF
Lighter +30%#916AAC
Lighter +20%#775193
Lighter +10%#5D3F72
Darker −10%#271B30
Darker −20%#0D090F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#451D61
Less saturated −25%#3F3D41

Channel breakdown

R66
G45
B81
Red66 (25.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue275°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 2D · B 51

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