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Colour

#46304C

  • #46304C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#46304C is a violet with RGB values 70, 48, 76 and HSL 287°, 23%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#46304C#46304C
HEX#46304C
RGBrgb(70, 48, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1882, 0.298
RGB percentages27.5%, 18.8%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(287.1, 22.6%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 36.8%, 29.8%)
CMYK7.9%, 36.8%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,599,884
CSS custom property--colour: #46304C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.75:1
Contrast with white11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#B9CFB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C364Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#32394Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#46333Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 29.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.2Black · ΔE 31.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4Slate grey · ΔE 34.5Gray · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 29.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#364C30
Analogous#38304C, #4C3044
Triadic#4C4630, #304C46
Split complementary#444C30, #304C38
Tetradic#4C3830, #364C30, #30444C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B08FB9
Lighter +30%#9A70A5
Lighter +20%#80578B
Lighter +10%#63446B
Darker −10%#291C2D
Darker −20%#0C090D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4F215C
Less saturated −25%#3E3E3E

Channel breakdown

R70
G48
B76
Red70 (27.5%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue287.14°
Saturation (HSL)22.58%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 30 · B 4C

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