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Recognised as Colour

#481D56

  • #481D56
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#481D56 is a violet with RGB values 72, 29, 86 and HSL 285°, 50%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#481D56#481D56
HEX#481D56
RGBrgb(72, 29, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1137, 0.3373
RGB percentages28.2%, 11.4%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(285.3, 49.6%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 66.3%, 33.7%)
CMYK16.3%, 66.3%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,726,102
CSS custom property--colour: #481D56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.24:1
Contrast with white13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#B7E2A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C2D58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E3155no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#472736no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Midnight blue · ΔE 24.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.9Purple · ΔE 31.9Indigo · ΔE 34.6Dark magenta · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B561D
Analogous#2C1D56, #561D47
Triadic#56481D, #1D5648
Split complementary#47561D, #1D562C
Tetradic#562C1D, #2B561D, #1D4756

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B870CF
Lighter +30%#A54AC2
Lighter +20%#8837A2
Lighter +10%#682A7C
Darker −10%#281030
Darker −20%#08030A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4F0F64
Less saturated −25%#412B48

Channel breakdown

R72
G29
B86
Red72 (28.2%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue285.26°
Saturation (HSL)49.57%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 1D · B 56

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