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Recognised as Colour

#44254B

  • #44254B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#44254B is a violet with RGB values 68, 37, 75 and HSL 289°, 34%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#44254B#44254B
HEX#44254B
RGBrgb(68, 37, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.1451, 0.2941
RGB percentages26.7%, 14.5%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(288.9, 33.9%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 50.7%, 29.4%)
CMYK9.3%, 50.7%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,465,995
CSS custom property--colour: #44254B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#BBDAB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F2F4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#28324Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#442A34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Midnight blue · ΔE 33.7Black · ΔE 34.7Dim grey · ΔE 37.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C4B25
Analogous#31254B, #4B253F
Triadic#4B4425, #254B44
Split complementary#3F4B25, #254B31
Tetradic#4B3125, #2C4B25, #253F4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B37DBF
Lighter +30%#9F5BAE
Lighter +20%#82478F
Lighter +10%#63366D
Darker −10%#251429
Darker −20%#060307
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D1759
Less saturated −25%#3B333D

Channel breakdown

R68
G37
B75
Red68 (26.7%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue288.95°
Saturation (HSL)33.93%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 25 · B 4B

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