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Recognised as Colour

#4C295D

  • #4C295D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C295D is a violet with RGB values 76, 41, 93 and HSL 280°, 39%, 26%. 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

#4C295D#4C295D
HEX#4C295D
RGBrgb(76, 41, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1608, 0.3647
RGB percentages29.8%, 16.1%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(280.4, 38.8%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 55.9%, 36.5%)
CMYK18.3%, 55.9%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,991,325
CSS custom property--colour: #4C295D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.78:1
Contrast with white11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#B3D6A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C365Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#27395Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4B313Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9Midnight blue · ΔE 26.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.4Purple · ΔE 35.1Indigo · ΔE 38.2Dark magenta · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A5D29
Analogous#32295D, #5D2954
Triadic#5D4C29, #295D4C
Split complementary#545D29, #295D32
Tetradic#5D3229, #3A5D29, #29545D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B588CA
Lighter +30%#9E64BB
Lighter +20%#8648A4
Lighter +10%#693980
Darker −10%#2F193A
Darker −20%#120A16
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#52186E
Less saturated −25%#463A4C

Channel breakdown

R76
G41
B93
Red76 (29.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue280.38°
Saturation (HSL)38.81%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 29 · B 5D

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