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Recognised as Colour

#4A3558

  • #4A3558
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A3558 is a violet with RGB values 74, 53, 88 and HSL 276°, 25%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A3558#4A3558
HEX#4A3558
RGBrgb(74, 53, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2078, 0.3451
RGB percentages29%, 20.8%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(276, 24.8%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 39.8%, 34.5%)
CMYK15.9%, 39.8%, 0%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,863,320
CSS custom property--colour: #4A3558;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#B5CAA7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F3C59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#333E57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#493A42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7Dim grey · ΔE 30.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.3Slate grey · ΔE 33.8Black · ΔE 35.6Light slate grey · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#435835
Analogous#393558, #583555
Triadic#584A35, #35584A
Split complementary#545835, #355839
Tetradic#583935, #435835, #355558

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B198C1
Lighter +30%#9878AE
Lighter +20%#805B98
Lighter +10%#654878
Darker −10%#2F2238
Darker −20%#140F18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E236A
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R74
G53
B88
Red74 (29%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)24.82%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 35 · B 58

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