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Recognised as Colour

#4C205F

  • #4C205F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C205F is a violet with RGB values 76, 32, 95 and HSL 282°, 50%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4C205F#4C205F
HEX#4C205F
RGBrgb(76, 32, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1255, 0.3725
RGB percentages29.8%, 12.5%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(281.9, 49.6%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 66.3%, 37.3%)
CMYK20%, 66.3%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,989,023
CSS custom property--colour: #4C205F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.51:1
Contrast with white12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#B3DFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#093161no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E355Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4A2B3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.2Midnight blue · ΔE 21.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 24Purple · ΔE 29Indigo · ΔE 31.2Dark magenta · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#335F20
Analogous#2D205F, #5F2052
Triadic#5F4C20, #205F4C
Split complementary#525F20, #205F2D
Tetradic#5F2D20, #335F20, #20525F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B779D2
Lighter +30%#A353C5
Lighter +20%#893AAB
Lighter +10%#6B2D85
Darker −10%#2D1339
Darker −20%#0F0613
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#52106F
Less saturated −25%#46304F

Channel breakdown

R76
G32
B95
Red76 (29.8%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue281.9°
Saturation (HSL)49.61%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 20 · B 5F

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