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Colour

#4B1576

  • #4B1576
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4B1576 is a violet with RGB values 75, 21, 118 and HSL 273°, 70%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#4B1576#4B1576
HEX#4B1576
RGBrgb(75, 21, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.0824, 0.4627
RGB percentages29.4%, 8.2%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(273.4, 69.8%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.4, 82.2%, 46.3%)
CMYK36.4%, 82.2%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,920,694
CSS custom property--colour: #4B1576;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#B4EA89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003279no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003374no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#432F46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.9Indigo · ΔE 12.8Midnight blue · ΔE 13.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Purple · ΔE 19.8Navy · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#407615
Analogous#1B1576, #761570
Triadic#764B15, #15764B
Split complementary#717615, #15761A
Tetradic#761A15, #407615, #157176

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B271E6
Lighter +30%#9B46DE
Lighter +20%#8224CD
Lighter +10%#671DA1
Darker −10%#2F0D4B
Darker −20%#14061F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D0487
Less saturated −25%#492665

Channel breakdown

R75
G21
B118
Red75 (29.4%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue273.4°
Saturation (HSL)69.78%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 15 · B 76

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