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Recognised as Colour

#47396F

  • #47396F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#47396F is a violet with RGB values 71, 57, 111 and HSL 256°, 32%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#47396F#47396F
HEX#47396F
RGBrgb(71, 57, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2235, 0.4353
RGB percentages27.8%, 22.4%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(255.6, 32.1%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 48.6%, 43.5%)
CMYK36%, 48.6%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,667,759
CSS custom property--colour: #47396F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B8C690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#274271no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#29416Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3E434Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.6Midnight blue · ΔE 26.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.7Steel blue · ΔE 34.4Slate blue · ΔE 37.2Slate grey · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#616F39
Analogous#39466F, #62396F
Triadic#6F4739, #396F47
Split complementary#6F6239, #466F39
Tetradic#6F3946, #616F39, #396F62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFA4D0
Lighter +30%#9282BF
Lighter +20%#7460AE
Lighter +10%#5D4A91
Darker −10%#31284D
Darker −20%#1C162C
Darker −30%#06050A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D2484
Less saturated −25%#514E5A

Channel breakdown

R71
G57
B111
Red71 (27.8%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue255.56°
Saturation (HSL)32.14%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 39 · B 6F

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