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Colour

#4B1386

  • #4B1386
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#4B1386 is a violet with RGB values 75, 19, 134 and HSL 269°, 75%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#4B1386#4B1386
HEX#4B1386
RGBrgb(75, 19, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.0745, 0.5255
RGB percentages29.4%, 7.5%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(269.2, 75.2%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 85.8%, 52.5%)
CMYK44%, 85.8%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,920,198
CSS custom property--colour: #4B1386;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.09:1
Contrast with white12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#B4EC79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003689no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003584no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3C354Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 4.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.4Navy · ΔE 15.7Midnight blue · ΔE 17.4Dark blue · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 4.79, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E8613
Analogous#131586, #841386
Triadic#864B13, #13864B
Split complementary#868413, #158613
Tetradic#861315, #4E8613, #138684

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B179EC
Lighter +30%#974CE6
Lighter +20%#7D20DF
Lighter +10%#6419B3
Darker −10%#320D59
Darker −20%#19062D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4B0099
Less saturated −25%#4B2673

Channel breakdown

R75
G19
B134
Red75 (29.4%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue269.22°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 13 · B 86

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