Colour

#43227D

#43227D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#43227D is a violet with RGB values 67, 34, 125 and HSL 262°, 57%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#43227D

RGBrgb(67, 34, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.1333, 0.4902

RGB percentages26.3%, 13.3%, 49%

HSLhsl(261.8, 57.2%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 72.8%, 49%)

CMYK46.4%, 72.8%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,399,741

CSS custom property--colour: #43227D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.91:1

Contrast with white11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#BCDD82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003880no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#00357Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#33394Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 14 Indigo · ΔE 16.6 Navy · ΔE 23.7 Purple · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C7D22

Analogous#222E7D, #71227D

Triadic#7D4322, #227D43

Split complementary#7D7122, #2E7D22

Tetradic#7D222E, #5C7D22, #227D71

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AA8BE0

Lighter +30%#8C63D5

Lighter +20%#6F3BCA

Lighter +10%#582DA5

Darker −10%#2E1755

Darker −20%#180C2D

Darker −30%#030105

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E0E91

Less saturated −25%#483669

Channel breakdown

R67

G34

B125

Red67 (26.3%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue261.76°

Saturation (HSL)57.23%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G 22 · B 7D

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