Recognised as Colour
#47025E
- #47025E
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Midnight blue
#47025E is a violet with RGB values 71, 2, 94 and HSL 285°, 96%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.
Colour values
#47025E#47025E
HEX#47025E
RGBrgb(71, 2, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.0078, 0.3686
RGB percentages27.8%, 0.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(285, 95.8%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 97.9%, 36.9%)
CMYK24.5%, 97.9%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,653,662
CSS custom property--colour: #47025E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.6:1
Contrast with white14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#B8FDA1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#195E02
Analogous#19025E, #5E0247
Triadic#5E4702, #025E47
Split complementary#475E02, #025E19
Tetradic#5E1902, #195E02, #02475E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G2
B94
Red71 (27.8%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)95.83%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 02 · B 5E
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