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Recognised as Colour

#46266F

  • #46266F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#46266F is a violet with RGB values 70, 38, 111 and HSL 266°, 49%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#46266F#46266F
HEX#46266F
RGBrgb(70, 38, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.149, 0.4353
RGB percentages27.5%, 14.9%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(266.3, 49%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 65.8%, 43.5%)
CMYK36.9%, 65.8%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,597,359
CSS custom property--colour: #46266F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B9D990

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003771no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A376Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3D3646no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.7Midnight blue · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Indigo · ΔE 26.2Purple · ΔE 28.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F6F26
Analogous#262B6F, #6A266F
Triadic#6F4626, #266F46
Split complementary#6F6A26, #2B6F26
Tetradic#6F262B, #4F6F26, #266F6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AC8AD7
Lighter +30%#9164CA
Lighter +20%#7640BB
Lighter +10%#5E3395
Darker −10%#2E1949
Darker −20%#160C23
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#441382
Less saturated −25%#48395C

Channel breakdown

R70
G38
B111
Red70 (27.5%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue266.3°
Saturation (HSL)48.99%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 26 · B 6F

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