Colour

#47376E

#47376E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#47376E is a violet with RGB values 71, 55, 110 and HSL 257°, 33%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#47376E

RGBrgb(71, 55, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2157, 0.4314

RGB percentages27.8%, 21.6%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(257.5, 33.3%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 50%, 43.1%)

CMYK35.5%, 50%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,667,246

CSS custom property--colour: #47376E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.3:1

Contrast with white10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#B8C891

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#244170no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#27406Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3E414Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8 Steel blue · ΔE 35.5 Slate blue · ΔE 36.8 Medium purple · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E6E37

Analogous#37426E, #63376E

Triadic#6E4737, #376E47

Split complementary#6E6237, #436E37

Tetradic#6E3742, #5E6E37, #376E63

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFA1D0

Lighter +30%#927FBF

Lighter +20%#755DAE

Lighter +10%#5D4890

Darker −10%#31264C

Darker −20%#1B152A

Darker −30%#050408

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E2283

Less saturated −25%#504C59

Channel breakdown

R71

G55

B110

Red71 (27.8%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue257.45°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 37 · B 6E

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