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Recognised as Colour

#4C0366

  • #4C0366
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#4C0366 is a violet with RGB values 76, 3, 102 and HSL 284°, 94%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#4C0366#4C0366
HEX#4C0366
RGBrgb(76, 3, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0118, 0.4
RGB percentages29.8%, 1.2%, 40%
HSLhsl(284.2, 94.3%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 97.1%, 40%)
CMYK25.5%, 97.1%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,981,606
CSS custom property--colour: #4C0366;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.89:1
Contrast with white13.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#B3FC99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002968no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002E64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#492039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 17Midnight blue · ΔE 17.1Purple · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1D6603
Analogous#1B0366, #66034E
Triadic#664C03, #03664C
Split complementary#4E6603, #03661B
Tetradic#661B03, #1D6603, #034E66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C73CF9
Lighter +30%#B90AF8
Lighter +20%#9606C9
Lighter +10%#710498
Darker −10%#270234
Darker −20%#020003
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D0069
Less saturated −25%#461059

Channel breakdown

R76
G3
B102
Red76 (29.8%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue284.24°
Saturation (HSL)94.29%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 03 · B 66

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