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Recognised as Colour

#46356E

  • #46356E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#46356E is a violet with RGB values 70, 53, 110 and HSL 258°, 35%, 32%. 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

#46356E#46356E
HEX#46356E
RGBrgb(70, 53, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2078, 0.4314
RGB percentages27.5%, 20.8%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(257.9, 35%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 51.8%, 43.1%)
CMYK36.4%, 51.8%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,601,198
CSS custom property--colour: #46356E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67 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#3D3D3D
Inverted#B9CA91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#213F70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#243E6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3D404Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 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 13Midnight blue · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 36Steel blue · ΔE 36.6Medium purple · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6E35
Analogous#35416E, #62356E
Triadic#6E4635, #356E46
Split complementary#6E6335, #416E35
Tetradic#6E3541, #5D6E35, #356E62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AD9ED1
Lighter +30%#907CC0
Lighter +20%#735AAF
Lighter +10%#5C4690
Darker −10%#30244C
Darker −20%#1A1429
Darker −30%#040307
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3E2182
Less saturated −25%#4E495A

Channel breakdown

R70
G53
B110
Red70 (27.5%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue257.89°
Saturation (HSL)34.97%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 35 · B 6E

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