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Colour

#4C295E

  • #4C295E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C295E is a violet with RGB values 76, 41, 94 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

#4C295E#4C295E
HEX#4C295E
RGBrgb(76, 41, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1608, 0.3686
RGB percentages29.8%, 16.1%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(279.6, 39.3%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 56.4%, 36.9%)
CMYK19.1%, 56.4%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,991,326
CSS custom property--colour: #4C295E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61 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#343434
Inverted#B3D6A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C3660no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#27395Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4A323Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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 18.4Midnight blue · ΔE 25.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8Purple · ΔE 34.6Indigo · ΔE 37.6Dark magenta · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B5E29
Analogous#31295E, #5E2956
Triadic#5E4C29, #295E4C
Split complementary#565E29, #295E31
Tetradic#5E3129, #3B5E29, #29565E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B488CB
Lighter +30%#9E64BC
Lighter +20%#8548A5
Lighter +10%#693882
Darker −10%#2F1A3A
Darker −20%#130A17
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#51186F
Less saturated −25%#473A4D

Channel breakdown

R76
G41
B94
Red76 (29.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue279.62°
Saturation (HSL)39.26%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 29 · B 5E

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