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Recognised as Colour

#43246C

  • #43246C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#43246C is a violet with RGB values 67, 36, 108 and HSL 266°, 50%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#43246C#43246C
HEX#43246C
RGBrgb(67, 36, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.1412, 0.4235
RGB percentages26.3%, 14.1%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(265.8, 50%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 66.7%, 42.4%)
CMYK38%, 66.7%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,400,236
CSS custom property--colour: #43246C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.3:1
Contrast with white12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#BCDB93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00356Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#05346Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3A3444no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.4Midnight blue · ΔE 14.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2Indigo · ΔE 26.6Purple · ΔE 29Slate blue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D6C24
Analogous#24296C, #67246C
Triadic#6C4324, #246C43
Split complementary#6C6724, #296C24
Tetradic#6C2429, #4D6C24, #246C67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A886D7
Lighter +30%#8D5FCA
Lighter +20%#723EB9
Lighter +10%#5B3192
Darker −10%#2B1746
Darker −20%#140A1F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#40127E
Less saturated −25%#45365A

Channel breakdown

R67
G36
B108
Red67 (26.3%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue265.83°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 24 · B 6C

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