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Recognised as Colour

#4C2371

  • #4C2371
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C2371 is a violet with RGB values 76, 35, 113 and HSL 272°, 53%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4C2371#4C2371
HEX#4C2371
RGBrgb(76, 35, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1373, 0.4431
RGB percentages29.8%, 13.7%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(271.5, 52.7%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.5, 69%, 44.3%)
CMYK32.7%, 69%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,989,809
CSS custom property--colour: #4C2371;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#B3DC8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003773no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B386Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#453447no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.5Midnight blue · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.5Indigo · ΔE 23Purple · ΔE 24.7Dark magenta · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#487123
Analogous#252371, #71236F
Triadic#714C23, #23714C
Split complementary#6F7123, #237125
Tetradic#712523, #487123, #236F71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B286DA
Lighter +30%#995FCE
Lighter +20%#803BBF
Lighter +10%#662F98
Darker −10%#32174A
Darker −20%#180B23
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D1084
Less saturated −25%#4B355F

Channel breakdown

R76
G35
B113
Red76 (29.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue271.54°
Saturation (HSL)52.7%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 23 · B 71

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