Colour

#49277E

#49277E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#49277E is a violet with RGB values 73, 39, 126 and HSL 263°, 53%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#49277E

RGBrgb(73, 39, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1529, 0.4941

RGB percentages28.6%, 15.3%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(263.4, 52.7%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.4, 69%, 49.4%)

CMYK42.1%, 69%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,794,238

CSS custom property--colour: #49277E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.2:1

Contrast with white11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#B6D881

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003B81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#003A7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3C3B4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 11.6 Indigo · ΔE 19.2 Purple · ΔE 24.7 Slate blue · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C7E27

Analogous#27317E, #74277E

Triadic#7E4927, #277E49

Split complementary#7E7427, #317E27

Tetradic#7E2731, #5C7E27, #277E74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B093DE

Lighter +30%#946CD2

Lighter +20%#7845C6

Lighter +10%#6033A5

Darker −10%#321B57

Darker −20%#1C0F30

Darker −30%#050309

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#441293

Less saturated −25%#4E3C69

Channel breakdown

R73

G39

B126

Red73 (28.6%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue263.45°

Saturation (HSL)52.73%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 27 · B 7E

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