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Recognised as Colour

#4C2A74

  • #4C2A74
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C2A74 is a violet with RGB values 76, 42, 116 and HSL 268°, 47%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4C2A74#4C2A74
HEX#4C2A74
RGBrgb(76, 42, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1647, 0.4549
RGB percentages29.8%, 16.5%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(267.6, 46.8%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 63.8%, 45.5%)
CMYK34.5%, 63.8%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,991,604
CSS custom property--colour: #4C2A74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#B3D58B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003B76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#133B72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#443A4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.8Midnight blue · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Indigo · ΔE 26.1Purple · ΔE 27.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52742A
Analogous#2A2D74, #712A74
Triadic#744C2A, #2A744C
Split complementary#74712A, #2D742A
Tetradic#742A2D, #52742A, #2A7471

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B292D8
Lighter +30%#986DCA
Lighter +20%#7D47BD
Lighter +10%#653899
Darker −10%#331C4F
Darker −20%#1B0F29
Darker −30%#020104
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A1688
Less saturated −25%#4E3E60

Channel breakdown

R76
G42
B116
Red76 (29.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue267.57°
Saturation (HSL)46.84%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 2A · B 74

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