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Colour

#47295F

  • #47295F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#47295F is a violet with RGB values 71, 41, 95 and HSL 273°, 40%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#47295F#47295F
HEX#47295F
RGBrgb(71, 41, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.1608, 0.3725
RGB percentages27.8%, 16.1%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(273.3, 39.7%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 56.8%, 37.3%)
CMYK25.3%, 56.8%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,663,647
CSS custom property--colour: #47295F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12:1
Contrast with white12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#B8D6A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#193561no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#22375Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#43333Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.1Midnight blue · ΔE 24.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.5Purple · ΔE 35.5Indigo · ΔE 37.2Slate blue · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#415F29
Analogous#2C295F, #5F295C
Triadic#5F4729, #295F47
Split complementary#5C5F29, #295F2C
Tetradic#5F2C29, #415F29, #295C5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AE88CC
Lighter +30%#9565BC
Lighter +20%#7C48A6
Lighter +10%#623883
Darker −10%#2C1A3B
Darker −20%#120A18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#491870
Less saturated −25%#453A4E

Channel breakdown

R71
G41
B95
Red71 (27.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue273.33°
Saturation (HSL)39.71%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 29 · B 5F

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