Colour

#44284B

#44284B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#44284B is a violet with RGB values 68, 40, 75 and HSL 288°, 30%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#44284B

RGBrgb(68, 40, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.1569, 0.2941

RGB percentages26.7%, 15.7%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(288, 30.4%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288, 46.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK9.3%, 46.7%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,466,763

CSS custom property--colour: #44284B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.72:1

Contrast with white12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#BBD7B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23314Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A344Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#442C36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1 Black · ΔE 33.4 Dim grey · ΔE 34.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.7 Slate grey · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F4B28

Analogous#32284B, #4B2841

Triadic#4B4428, #284B44

Split complementary#414B28, #284B32

Tetradic#4B3328, #2F4B28, #28414B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B182BD

Lighter +30%#9C61AB

Lighter +20%#804B8E

Lighter +10%#623A6C

Darker −10%#26162A

Darker −20%#080508

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D1A59

Less saturated −25%#3B363D

Channel breakdown

R68

G40

B75

Red68 (26.7%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue288°

Saturation (HSL)30.43%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 28 · B 4B

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