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Colour

#482F5E

  • #482F5E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#482F5E is a violet with RGB values 72, 47, 94 and HSL 272°, 33%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#482F5E#482F5E
HEX#482F5E
RGBrgb(72, 47, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1843, 0.3686
RGB percentages28.2%, 18.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(271.9, 33.3%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 50%, 36.9%)
CMYK23.4%, 50%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,730,718
CSS custom property--colour: #482F5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04219WCAG 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 11.39:1
Contrast with white11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#B7D0A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#233960no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A3A5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#453742no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Midnight blue · ΔE 28.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.6Dim grey · ΔE 38Steel blue · ΔE 39.1Slate grey · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#455E2F
Analogous#302F5E, #5E2F5D
Triadic#5E482F, #2F5E48
Split complementary#5D5E2F, #2F5E30
Tetradic#5E302F, #455E2F, #2F5D5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AE91C8
Lighter +30%#956FB7
Lighter +20%#7C51A2
Lighter +10%#624080
Darker −10%#2E1E3C
Darker −20%#140D1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#491D70
Less saturated −25%#47414C

Channel breakdown

R72
G47
B94
Red72 (28.2%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue271.91°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 2F · B 5E

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