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Colour

#4A3976

  • #4A3976
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A3976 is a violet with RGB values 74, 57, 118 and HSL 257°, 35%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A3976#4A3976
HEX#4A3976
RGBrgb(74, 57, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2235, 0.4627
RGB percentages29%, 22.4%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(256.7, 34.9%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 51.7%, 46.3%)
CMYK37.3%, 51.7%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,864,374
CSS custom property--colour: #4A3976;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#B5C689

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#224478no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#264275no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3F4552no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.4Midnight blue · ΔE 23.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 33.1Medium purple · ΔE 34.7Steel blue · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#657639
Analogous#394676, #693976
Triadic#764A39, #39764A
Split complementary#766939, #477639
Tetradic#763946, #657639, #397669

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3A7D4
Lighter +30%#9684C4
Lighter +20%#7962B3
Lighter +10%#604A98
Darker −10%#342854
Darker −20%#1F1831
Darker −30%#09070F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#40238C
Less saturated −25%#544F60

Channel breakdown

R74
G57
B118
Red74 (29%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue256.72°
Saturation (HSL)34.86%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 39 · B 76

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