Colour

#451F7A

#451F7A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#451F7A is a violet with RGB values 69, 31, 122 and HSL 265°, 59%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#451F7A

RGBrgb(69, 31, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.1216, 0.4784

RGB percentages27.1%, 12.2%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(265.1, 59.5%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.1, 74.6%, 47.8%)

CMYK43.4%, 74.6%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,530,042

CSS custom property--colour: #451F7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.14:1

Contrast with white12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#BAE085

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00367Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003578no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#38364Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 15 Indigo · ΔE 16 Purple · ΔE 23.6 Navy · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#547A1F

Analogous#1F277A, #731F7A

Triadic#7A451F, #1F7A45

Split complementary#7A721F, #277A1F

Tetradic#7A1F26, #547A1F, #1F7A72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AB85E0

Lighter +30%#8F5CD6

Lighter +20%#7334CB

Lighter +10%#5C29A3

Darker −10%#2E1551

Darker −20%#170A29

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#420C8D

Less saturated −25%#483267

Channel breakdown

R69

G31

B122

Red69 (27.1%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue265.05°

Saturation (HSL)59.48%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 1F · B 7A

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