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Recognised as Colour

#4B366E

  • #4B366E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B366E is a violet with RGB values 75, 54, 110 and HSL 263°, 34%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4B366E#4B366E
HEX#4B366E
RGBrgb(75, 54, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2118, 0.4314
RGB percentages29.4%, 21.2%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(262.5, 34.1%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 50.9%, 43.1%)
CMYK31.8%, 50.9%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,929,134
CSS custom property--colour: #4B366E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#B4C991

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#244170no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#29406Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#44404Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.7Midnight blue · ΔE 25.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 36.2Steel blue · ΔE 36.7Purple · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#596E36
Analogous#363D6E, #67366E
Triadic#6E4B36, #366E4B
Split complementary#6E6736, #3D6E36
Tetradic#6E363D, #596E36, #366E67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2A0D0
Lighter +30%#967EBF
Lighter +20%#7B5BAF
Lighter +10%#624790
Darker −10%#34254C
Darker −20%#1C142A
Darker −30%#050407
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#462283
Less saturated −25%#504A5A

Channel breakdown

R75
G54
B110
Red75 (29.4%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)34.15%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 36 · B 6E

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