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Recognised as Colour

#46277A

  • #46277A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#46277A is a violet with RGB values 70, 39, 122 and HSL 262°, 52%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#46277A#46277A
HEX#46277A
RGBrgb(70, 39, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1529, 0.4784
RGB percentages27.5%, 15.3%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(262.4, 51.6%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 68%, 47.8%)
CMYK42.6%, 68%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,597,626
CSS custom property--colour: #46277A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.47:1
Contrast with white11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#B9D885

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#003878no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#393A4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.3Midnight blue · ΔE 11.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.4Indigo · ΔE 21.2Purple · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B7A27
Analogous#27327A, #6F277A
Triadic#7A4627, #277A46
Split complementary#7A7027, #317A27
Tetradic#7A2732, #5B7A27, #277A6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AD91DC
Lighter +30%#906AD0
Lighter +20%#7344C3
Lighter +10%#5C33A1
Darker −10%#301B53
Darker −20%#1A0E2D
Darker −30%#030206
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#41138E
Less saturated −25%#4B3B66

Channel breakdown

R70
G39
B122
Red70 (27.5%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue262.41°
Saturation (HSL)51.55%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 27 · B 7A

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