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Recognised as Colour

#4C2A5B

  • #4C2A5B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C2A5B is a violet with RGB values 76, 42, 91 and HSL 282°, 37%, 26%. 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

#4C2A5B#4C2A5B
HEX#4C2A5B
RGBrgb(76, 42, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1647, 0.3569
RGB percentages29.8%, 16.5%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(281.6, 36.8%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.6, 53.8%, 35.7%)
CMYK16.5%, 53.8%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,991,579
CSS custom property--colour: #4C2A5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B3D5A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F365Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#29395Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4B323Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Midnight blue · ΔE 28.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.1Purple · ΔE 36.6Indigo · ΔE 40.1Dim grey · ΔE 40.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#395B2A
Analogous#342A5B, #5B2A51
Triadic#5B4C2A, #2A5B4C
Split complementary#515B2A, #2A5B34
Tetradic#5B342A, #395B2A, #2A515B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B589C8
Lighter +30%#9F66B8
Lighter +20%#864AA1
Lighter +10%#693A7E
Darker −10%#2F1A38
Darker −20%#120A15
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#52196C
Less saturated −25%#463B4A

Channel breakdown

R76
G42
B91
Red76 (29.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue281.63°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 2A · B 5B

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