Colour
#44179A
- #44179A
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#44179A is a violet with RGB values 68, 23, 154 and HSL 261°, 74%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#44179A#44179A
HEX#44179A
RGBrgb(68, 23, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.0902, 0.6039
RGB percentages26.7%, 9%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(260.6, 74%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 85.1%, 60.4%)
CMYK55.8%, 85.1%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,462,490
CSS custom property--colour: #44179A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#BBE865
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6D9A17
Analogous#172C9A, #85179A
Triadic#9A4417, #179A44
Split complementary#9A8617, #2B9A17
Tetradic#9A172C, #6D9A17, #179A85
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G23
B154
Red68 (26.7%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue260.61°
Saturation (HSL)74.01%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 17 · B 9A
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