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Recognised as Colour

#4A2369

  • #4A2369
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A2369 is a violet with RGB values 74, 35, 105 and HSL 273°, 50%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A2369#4A2369
HEX#4A2369
RGBrgb(74, 35, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1373, 0.4118
RGB percentages29%, 13.7%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(273.4, 50%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.4, 66.7%, 41.2%)
CMYK29.5%, 66.7%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,858,729
CSS custom property--colour: #4A2369;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#B5DC96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00356Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#153667no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#453142no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.3Midnight blue · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Indigo · ΔE 27.4Purple · ΔE 27.5Dark magenta · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#426923
Analogous#272369, #692365
Triadic#694A23, #23694A
Split complementary#656923, #236927
Tetradic#692723, #426923, #236569

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B183D6
Lighter +30%#995CC9
Lighter +20%#803DB5
Lighter +10%#65308F
Darker −10%#2F1643
Darker −20%#140A1D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C127B
Less saturated −25%#483558

Channel breakdown

R74
G35
B105
Red74 (29%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue273.43°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 23 · B 69

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