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Colour

#492F7A

  • #492F7A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#492F7A is a violet with RGB values 73, 47, 122 and HSL 261°, 44%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#492F7A#492F7A
HEX#492F7A
RGBrgb(73, 47, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1843, 0.4784
RGB percentages28.6%, 18.4%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(260.8, 44.4%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 61.5%, 47.8%)
CMYK40.2%, 61.5%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,796,282
CSS custom property--colour: #492F7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#B6D085

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#013F7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E3D78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3D3F4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 6.8Midnight blue · ΔE 15.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.8Indigo · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Purple · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 6.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#607A2F
Analogous#2F3B7A, #6E2F7A
Triadic#7A492F, #2F7A49
Split complementary#7A6F2F, #3A7A2F
Tetradic#7A2F3B, #607A2F, #2F7A6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B19CD9
Lighter +30%#9477CB
Lighter +20%#7752BD
Lighter +10%#5F3D9F
Darker −10%#332155
Darker −20%#1D1330
Darker −30%#07040C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#431A8F
Less saturated −25%#4F4465

Channel breakdown

R73
G47
B122
Red73 (28.6%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue260.8°
Saturation (HSL)44.38%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 2F · B 7A

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