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Colour

#4B2560

  • #4B2560
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B2560 is a violet with RGB values 75, 37, 96 and HSL 279°, 44%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4B2560#4B2560
HEX#4B2560
RGBrgb(75, 37, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1451, 0.3765
RGB percentages29.4%, 14.5%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(278.6, 44.4%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 61.5%, 37.6%)
CMYK21.9%, 61.5%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,924,768
CSS custom property--colour: #4B2560;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.12:1
Contrast with white12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#B4DA9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#123462no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#21375Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#492F3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6Midnight blue · ΔE 22.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6Purple · ΔE 31.6Indigo · ΔE 33.8Dark magenta · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A6025
Analogous#2E2560, #602557
Triadic#604B25, #25604B
Split complementary#586025, #25602D
Tetradic#602E25, #3A6025, #255760

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B482CF
Lighter +30%#9D5DC1
Lighter +20%#8541AA
Lighter +10%#683385
Darker −10%#2E173B
Darker −20%#110916
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#501471
Less saturated −25%#46364F

Channel breakdown

R75
G37
B96
Red75 (29.4%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue278.64°
Saturation (HSL)44.36%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 25 · B 60

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