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Recognised as Colour

#4A315E

  • #4A315E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A315E is a violet with RGB values 74, 49, 94 and HSL 273°, 31%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A315E#4A315E
HEX#4A315E
RGBrgb(74, 49, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1922, 0.3686
RGB percentages29%, 19.2%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(273.3, 31.5%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 47.9%, 36.9%)
CMYK21.3%, 47.9%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,862,302
CSS custom property--colour: #4A315E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#B5CEA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#263B60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D3C5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#473843no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Midnight blue · ΔE 30.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.7Dim grey · ΔE 36.4Slate grey · ΔE 38.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#455E31
Analogous#33315E, #5E315C
Triadic#5E4A31, #315E4A
Split complementary#5C5E31, #315E33
Tetradic#5E3331, #455E31, #315C5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B094C7
Lighter +30%#9872B6
Lighter +20%#7F54A1
Lighter +10%#644280
Darker −10%#30203C
Darker −20%#150E1B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C1F70
Less saturated −25%#48434C

Channel breakdown

R74
G49
B94
Red74 (29%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue273.33°
Saturation (HSL)31.47%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 31 · B 5E

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