Colour

#4B3580

#4B3580
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B3580 is a violet with RGB values 75, 53, 128 and HSL 258°, 41%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4B3580

RGBrgb(75, 53, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2078, 0.502

RGB percentages29.4%, 20.8%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(257.6, 41.4%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 58.6%, 50.2%)

CMYK41.4%, 58.6%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,928,896

CSS custom property--colour: #4B3580;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.91:1

Contrast with white9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#B4CA7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D4483no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#15427Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#3D4555no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 4.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 16.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1 Slate blue · ΔE 26.3 Indigo · ΔE 28.3 Medium purple · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 4.5, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A8035

Analogous#354580, #703580

Triadic#804B35, #35804B

Split complementary#807035, #458035

Tetradic#803545, #6A8035, #358070

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6A7DA

Lighter +30%#9883CB

Lighter +20%#7A5EBD

Lighter +10%#6044A4

Darker −10%#36265C

Darker −20%#211738

Darker −30%#0C0814

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#421E97

Less saturated −25%#544C69

Channel breakdown

R75

G53

B128

Red75 (29.4%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue257.6°

Saturation (HSL)41.44%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 35 · B 80

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