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Colour

#4C2255

  • #4C2255
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C2255 is a violet with RGB values 76, 34, 85 and HSL 289°, 43%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4C2255#4C2255
HEX#4C2255
RGBrgb(76, 34, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1333, 0.3333
RGB percentages29.8%, 13.3%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(289.4, 42.9%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 60%, 33.3%)
CMYK10.6%, 60%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,989,525
CSS custom property--colour: #4C2255;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#B3DDAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#183057no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#263554no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4D2938no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Midnight blue · ΔE 27.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.6Purple · ΔE 34.3Indigo · ΔE 38.3Dark magenta · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B5522
Analogous#322255, #552245
Triadic#554C22, #22554C
Split complementary#455522, #225532
Tetradic#553222, #2B5522, #224555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB79CA
Lighter +30%#A955BB
Lighter +20%#8D3F9E
Lighter +10%#6D3179
Darker −10%#2B1331
Darker −20%#0B050C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#561364
Less saturated −25%#423146

Channel breakdown

R76
G34
B85
Red76 (29.8%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue289.41°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 22 · B 55

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