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Recognised as Colour

#4A347F

  • #4A347F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A347F is a violet with RGB values 74, 52, 127 and HSL 258°, 42%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A347F#4A347F
HEX#4A347F
RGBrgb(74, 52, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2039, 0.498
RGB percentages29%, 20.4%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(257.6, 41.9%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 59.1%, 49.8%)
CMYK41.7%, 59.1%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,863,103
CSS custom property--colour: #4A347F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B5CB80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A4381no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#13417Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#3C4454no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 4.8Midnight blue · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Indigo · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 4.75, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#697F34
Analogous#34447F, #6F347F
Triadic#7F4A34, #347F4A
Split complementary#7F6F34, #447F34
Tetradic#7F3444, #697F34, #347F6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5A5DA
Lighter +30%#9781CB
Lighter +20%#795DBC
Lighter +10%#5F43A3
Darker −10%#35255B
Darker −20%#201637
Darker −30%#0B0812
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#411E95
Less saturated −25%#534A69

Channel breakdown

R74
G52
B127
Red74 (29%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue257.6°
Saturation (HSL)41.9%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 34 · B 7F

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