Colour

#4A1285

#4A1285
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#4A1285 is a violet with RGB values 74, 18, 133 and HSL 269°, 76%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#4A1285

RGBrgb(74, 18, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0706, 0.5216

RGB percentages29%, 7.1%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(269.2, 76.2%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 86.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK44.4%, 86.5%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,854,405

CSS custom property--colour: #4A1285;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.24:1

Contrast with white12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#B5ED7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003588no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#003483no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3B344Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 4.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.7 Navy · ΔE 15.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 17.2 Dark blue · ΔE 18.2 Purple · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 4.7, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D8512

Analogous#121485, #831285

Triadic#854A12, #12854A

Split complementary#858412, #148512

Tetradic#851214, #4D8512, #128583

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B076ED

Lighter +30%#964AE6

Lighter +20%#7C1EDF

Lighter +10%#6318B2

Darker −10%#310C58

Darker −20%#18062B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A0097

Less saturated −25%#4A2572

Channel breakdown

R74

G18

B133

Red74 (29%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue269.22°

Saturation (HSL)76.16%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 12 · B 85

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