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Recognised as Colour

#472D65

  • #472D65
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#472D65 is a violet with RGB values 71, 45, 101 and HSL 268°, 38%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#472D65#472D65
HEX#472D65
RGBrgb(71, 45, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.1765, 0.3961
RGB percentages27.8%, 17.6%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(267.9, 38.4%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 55.4%, 39.6%)
CMYK29.7%, 55.4%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,664,677
CSS custom property--colour: #472D65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.47:1
Contrast with white11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#B8D29A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A3967no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#223964no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#423744no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15Midnight blue · ΔE 23.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4Purple · ΔE 35.6Indigo · ΔE 36.8Slate blue · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B652D
Analogous#2D2F65, #632D65
Triadic#65472D, #2D6547
Split complementary#65632D, #2F652D
Tetradic#652D2F, #4B652D, #2D6563

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AD90CE
Lighter +30%#936DBE
Lighter +20%#794CAC
Lighter +10%#603D88
Darker −10%#2E1D42
Darker −20%#150E1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#461B77
Less saturated −25%#483F53

Channel breakdown

R71
G45
B101
Red71 (27.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue267.86°
Saturation (HSL)38.36%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 2D · B 65

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