Colour

#4B2753

#4B2753
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B2753 is a violet with RGB values 75, 39, 83 and HSL 289°, 36%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4B2753

RGBrgb(75, 39, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1529, 0.3255

RGB percentages29.4%, 15.3%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(289.1, 36.1%, 23.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 53%, 32.5%)

CMYK9.6%, 53%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,925,267

CSS custom property--colour: #4B2753;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.25:1

Contrast with white12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#B4D8AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#203355no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A3652no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#4C2D39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 31 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.3 Purple · ΔE 38.5 Black · ΔE 38.9 Dim grey · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2F5327

Analogous#352753, #532745

Triadic#534B27, #27534B

Split complementary#455327, #275335

Tetradic#533527, #2F5327, #274553

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B882C4

Lighter +30%#A45FB4

Lighter +20%#8A4898

Lighter +10%#6A3776

Darker −10%#2C1730

Darker −20%#0C060E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#551862

Less saturated −25%#413644

Channel breakdown

R75

G39

B83

Red75 (29.4%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue289.09°

Saturation (HSL)36.07%

Lightness23.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 27 · B 53

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