Colour

#4A299C

#4A299C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4A299C is a violet with RGB values 74, 41, 156 and HSL 257°, 58%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#4A299C

RGBrgb(74, 41, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1608, 0.6118

RGB percentages29%, 16.1%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(257.2, 58.4%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.2, 73.7%, 61.2%)

CMYK52.6%, 73.7%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,860,316

CSS custom property--colour: #4A299C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.06:1

Contrast with white10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#B5D663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00449Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003F9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2C4860no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.2 Indigo · ΔE 11.7 Navy · ΔE 17.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 18.5 Dark blue · ΔE 18.8 Slate blue · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B9C29

Analogous#29429C, #83299C

Triadic#9C4A29, #299C4A

Split complementary#9C8429, #429C29

Tetradic#9C2942, #7B9C29, #299C83

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBA9E8

Lighter +30%#9B80DE

Lighter +20%#7B58D3

Lighter +10%#5D34C4

Darker −10%#371E74

Darker −20%#24144B

Darker −30%#110923

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4010B5

Less saturated −25%#544283

Channel breakdown

R74

G41

B156

Red74 (29%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue257.22°

Saturation (HSL)58.38%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 29 · B 9C

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