Colour

#46394B

#46394B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#46394B is a violet with RGB values 70, 57, 75 and HSL 283°, 14%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#46394B#46394B

HEX#46394B

RGBrgb(70, 57, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2235, 0.2941

RGB percentages27.5%, 22.4%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(283.3, 13.6%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 24%, 29.4%)

CMYK6.7%, 24%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,602,187

CSS custom property--colour: #46394B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.78:1

Contrast with white10.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#B9C6B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#373D4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A3E4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#463B3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Dim grey · ΔE 22.6 Black · ΔE 29.1 Slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Gray · ΔE 30.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E4B39

Analogous#3D394B, #4B3947

Triadic#4B4639, #394B46

Split complementary#474B39, #394B3D

Tetradic#4B3D39, #3E4B39, #39474B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AD9CB4

Lighter +30%#957F9E

Lighter +20%#7C6585

Lighter +10%#614F68

Darker −10%#2B232E

Darker −20%#100D11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D295C

Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R70

G57

B75

Red70 (27.5%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue283.33°

Saturation (HSL)13.64%

Lightness25.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 39 · B 4B

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Colour values

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