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Recognised as Colour

#4C2862

  • #4C2862
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C2862 is a violet with RGB values 76, 40, 98 and HSL 277°, 42%, 27%. 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

#4C2862#4C2862
HEX#4C2862
RGBrgb(76, 40, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1569, 0.3843
RGB percentages29.8%, 15.7%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(277.2, 42%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 59.2%, 38.4%)
CMYK22.4%, 59.2%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,991,074
CSS custom property--colour: #4C2862;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.75:1
Contrast with white11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#B3D79D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#173664no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#233961no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#493241no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2Midnight blue · ΔE 23.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9Purple · ΔE 32.4Indigo · ΔE 34.6Dark magenta · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E6228
Analogous#2F2862, #62285B
Triadic#624C28, #28624C
Split complementary#5B6228, #28622F
Tetradic#622F28, #3E6228, #285B62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B488CE
Lighter +30%#9D63C0
Lighter +20%#8446AA
Lighter +10%#683786
Darker −10%#30193E
Darker −20%#140A1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#501773
Less saturated −25%#483951

Channel breakdown

R76
G40
B98
Red76 (29.8%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue277.24°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 28 · B 62

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