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Recognised as Colour

#44284D

  • #44284D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#44284D is a violet with RGB values 68, 40, 77 and HSL 285°, 32%, 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

#44284D#44284D
HEX#44284D
RGBrgb(68, 40, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.1569, 0.302
RGB percentages26.7%, 15.7%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(285.4, 31.6%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 48.1%, 30.2%)
CMYK11.7%, 48.1%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,466,765
CSS custom property--colour: #44284D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#BBD7B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#22314Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#29344Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#442D36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Midnight blue · ΔE 34.2Black · ΔE 34.4Dim grey · ΔE 35.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#314D28
Analogous#32284D, #4D2843
Triadic#4D4428, #284D44
Split complementary#434D28, #284D32
Tetradic#4D3228, #314D28, #28434D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B083BE
Lighter +30%#9A61AD
Lighter +20%#7F4B90
Lighter +10%#62396F
Darker −10%#26172B
Darker −20%#09050A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C195C
Less saturated −25%#3C373E

Channel breakdown

R68
G40
B77
Red68 (26.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue285.41°
Saturation (HSL)31.62%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 28 · B 4D

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