Colour

#50446C

#50446C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#50446C is a violet with RGB values 80, 68, 108 and HSL 258°, 23%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#50446C

RGBrgb(80, 68, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.2667, 0.4235

RGB percentages31.4%, 26.7%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(258, 22.7%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258, 37%, 42.4%)

CMYK25.9%, 37%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,260,396

CSS custom property--colour: #50446C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#AFBB93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A4B6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C4A6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4B4B53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9 Slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Steel blue · ΔE 30 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#606C44

Analogous#444C6C, #64446C

Triadic#6C5044, #446C50

Split complementary#6C6444, #4C6C44

Tetradic#6C444C, #606C44, #446C64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B8AFCD

Lighter +30%#9C90B9

Lighter +20%#8071A5

Lighter +10%#67588B

Darker −10%#39304D

Darker −20%#221D2D

Darker −30%#0A090E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#472E82

Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R80

G68

B108

Red80 (31.4%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue258°

Saturation (HSL)22.73%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 44 · B 6C

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Colour values

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