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Colour

#4B2590

  • #4B2590
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4B2590 is a violet with RGB values 75, 37, 144 and HSL 261°, 59%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#4B2590#4B2590
HEX#4B2590
RGBrgb(75, 37, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1451, 0.5647
RGB percentages29.4%, 14.5%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(261.3, 59.1%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 74.3%, 56.5%)
CMYK47.9%, 74.3%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,924,816
CSS custom property--colour: #4B2590;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B4DA6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003F93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003C8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#364158no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.6Indigo · ΔE 11Midnight blue · ΔE 15.1Navy · ΔE 18.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A9025
Analogous#253590, #812590
Triadic#904B25, #25904B
Split complementary#908025, #359025
Tetradic#902535, #6A9025, #259081

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B69CE5
Lighter +30%#9873DB
Lighter +20%#7A4AD1
Lighter +10%#602FB9
Darker −10%#361B67
Darker −20%#21103F
Darker −30%#0C0616
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#440EA7
Less saturated −25%#523C79

Channel breakdown

R75
G37
B144
Red75 (29.4%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue261.31°
Saturation (HSL)59.12%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 25 · B 90

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