Colour

#4B3972

#4B3972
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B3972 is a violet with RGB values 75, 57, 114 and HSL 259°, 33%, 34%. 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#4B3972

RGBrgb(75, 57, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2235, 0.4471

RGB percentages29.4%, 22.4%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(258.9, 33.3%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 50%, 44.7%)

CMYK34.2%, 50%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,929,906

CSS custom property--colour: #4B3972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.87:1

Contrast with white9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#B4C68D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#264374no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A4271no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#424450no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4 Slate blue · ΔE 35.3 Steel blue · ΔE 35.3 Medium purple · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#607239

Analogous#394372, #683972

Triadic#724B39, #39724B

Split complementary#726839, #437239

Tetradic#723943, #607239, #397268

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B3A5D2

Lighter +30%#9783C1

Lighter +20%#7A61B0

Lighter +10%#614A94

Darker −10%#352850

Darker −20%#1E172E

Darker −30%#08060C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#432487

Less saturated −25%#534E5D

Channel breakdown

R75

G57

B114

Red75 (29.4%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue258.95°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 39 · B 72

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