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Recognised as Colour

#462F83

  • #462F83
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#462F83 is a violet with RGB values 70, 47, 131 and HSL 256°, 47%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#462F83#462F83
HEX#462F83
RGBrgb(70, 47, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1843, 0.5137
RGB percentages27.5%, 18.4%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(256.4, 47.2%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 64.1%, 51.4%)
CMYK46.6%, 64.1%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,599,683
CSS custom property--colour: #462F83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#B9D07C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004086no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003D81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#344254no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.4Midnight blue · ΔE 12.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.1Indigo · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Purple · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C832F
Analogous#2F4283, #702F83
Triadic#83462F, #2F8346
Split complementary#83702F, #42832F
Tetradic#832F42, #6C832F, #2F8370

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1A1DD
Lighter +30%#927BD0
Lighter +20%#7356C2
Lighter +10%#5A3CA9
Darker −10%#32225D
Darker −20%#1E1438
Darker −30%#0A0712
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C1999
Less saturated −25%#50456D

Channel breakdown

R70
G47
B131
Red70 (27.5%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue256.43°
Saturation (HSL)47.19%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 2F · B 83

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