Colour

#4C0D59

#4C0D59
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#4C0D59 is a violet with RGB values 76, 13, 89 and HSL 290°, 75%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C0D59

RGBrgb(76, 13, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.051, 0.349

RGB percentages29.8%, 5.1%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(289.7, 74.5%, 20%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 85.4%, 34.9%)

CMYK14.6%, 85.4%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,984,153

CSS custom property--colour: #4C0D59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.92:1

Contrast with white13.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#B3F2A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00285Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#142E57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4C1E33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 20.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6 Purple · ΔE 23.6 Indigo · ΔE 26.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 20.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A590D

Analogous#260D59, #590D40

Triadic#594C0D, #0D594C

Split complementary#40590D, #0D5926

Tetradic#59260D, #1A590D, #0D4059

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CB4DE5

Lighter +30%#BE20DF

Lighter +20%#981AB2

Lighter +10%#721386

Darker −10%#26062D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#540066

Less saturated −25%#441A4C

Channel breakdown

R76

G13

B89

Red76 (29.8%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue289.74°

Saturation (HSL)74.51%

Lightness20%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 0D · B 59

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