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Recognised as Colour

#49215E

  • #49215E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#49215E is a violet with RGB values 73, 33, 94 and HSL 279°, 48%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#49215E#49215E
HEX#49215E
RGBrgb(73, 33, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1294, 0.3686
RGB percentages28.6%, 12.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(279.3, 48%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 64.9%, 36.9%)
CMYK22.3%, 64.9%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,792,670
CSS custom property--colour: #49215E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.63:1
Contrast with white12.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#B6DEA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B3160no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D345Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#472C3Cno 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 text12.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17Midnight blue · ΔE 21.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25Purple · ΔE 30.6Indigo · ΔE 32.4Dark magenta · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#365E21
Analogous#2B215E, #5E2154
Triadic#5E4921, #215E49
Split complementary#555E21, #215E2A
Tetradic#5E2A21, #365E21, #21545E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B37BD0
Lighter +30%#9D55C3
Lighter +20%#843CA9
Lighter +10%#662E84
Darker −10%#2C1438
Darker −20%#0E0613
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E116E
Less saturated −25%#44314E

Channel breakdown

R73
G33
B94
Red73 (28.6%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue279.34°
Saturation (HSL)48.03%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 21 · B 5E

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