Recognised as Colour
#46229B
- #46229B
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#46229B is a violet with RGB values 70, 34, 155 and HSL 258°, 64%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#46229B#46229B
HEX#46229B
RGBrgb(70, 34, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1333, 0.6078
RGB percentages27.5%, 13.3%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(257.9, 64%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 78.1%, 60.8%)
CMYK54.8%, 78.1%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,596,379
CSS custom property--colour: #46229B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B9DD64
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#779B22
Analogous#223B9B, #83229B
Triadic#9B4622, #229B46
Split complementary#9B8322, #3A9B22
Tetradic#9B223B, #779B22, #229B83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G34
B155
Red70 (27.5%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue257.85°
Saturation (HSL)64.02%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 22 · B 9B
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