Colour

#462D5C

#462D5C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#462D5C is a violet with RGB values 70, 45, 92 and HSL 272°, 34%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#462D5C#462D5C

HEX#462D5C

RGBrgb(70, 45, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1765, 0.3608

RGB percentages27.5%, 17.6%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(271.9, 34.3%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 51.1%, 36.1%)

CMYK23.9%, 51.1%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,599,132

CSS custom property--colour: #462D5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.73:1

Contrast with white11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#B9D2A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#21375Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#27385Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#433540no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.7 Dim grey · ΔE 38.5 Purple · ΔE 39.7 Steel blue · ΔE 39.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#435C2D

Analogous#2F2D5C, #5C2D5A

Triadic#5C462D, #2D5C46

Split complementary#5A5C2D, #2D5C2F

Tetradic#5C2F2D, #435C2D, #2D5A5C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AC8EC7

Lighter +30%#936BB7

Lighter +20%#7A4FA0

Lighter +10%#603E7E

Darker −10%#2C1C3A

Darker −20%#120B18

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#471C6D

Less saturated −25%#453E4B

Channel breakdown

R70

G45

B92

Red70 (27.5%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue271.91°

Saturation (HSL)34.31%

Lightness26.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 2D · B 5C

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