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Recognised as Colour

#4C2374

  • #4C2374
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C2374 is a violet with RGB values 76, 35, 116 and HSL 270°, 54%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4C2374#4C2374
HEX#4C2374
RGBrgb(76, 35, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1373, 0.4549
RGB percentages29.8%, 13.7%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(270.4, 53.6%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 69.8%, 45.5%)
CMYK34.5%, 69.8%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,989,812
CSS custom property--colour: #4C2374;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B3DC8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003776no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#043872no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#443548no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.5Midnight blue · ΔE 13.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.1Indigo · ΔE 21.4Purple · ΔE 24Dark magenta · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B7423
Analogous#232374, #742374
Triadic#744C23, #23744C
Split complementary#747423, #237423
Tetradic#742323, #4B7423, #237474

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B288DB
Lighter +30%#9961CF
Lighter +20%#7F3BC2
Lighter +10%#662F9B
Darker −10%#32174D
Darker −20%#190B26
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C1087
Less saturated −25%#4C3661

Channel breakdown

R76
G35
B116
Red76 (29.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue270.37°
Saturation (HSL)53.64%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 23 · B 74

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