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Recognised as Colour

#4C3261

  • #4C3261
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C3261 is a violet with RGB values 76, 50, 97 and HSL 273°, 32%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4C3261#4C3261
HEX#4C3261
RGBrgb(76, 50, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1961, 0.3804
RGB percentages29.8%, 19.6%, 38%
HSLhsl(273.2, 32%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 48.5%, 38%)
CMYK21.6%, 48.5%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,993,633
CSS custom property--colour: #4C3261;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#B3CD9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#273C63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D3D60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#493A45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.7Midnight blue · ΔE 29.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.4Dim grey · ΔE 37.1Steel blue · ΔE 38.2Slate grey · ΔE 38.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#476132
Analogous#353261, #61325E
Triadic#614C32, #32614C
Split complementary#5F6132, #326134
Tetradic#613432, #476132, #325F61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B296C9
Lighter +30%#9A74B8
Lighter +20%#8155A4
Lighter +10%#664383
Darker −10%#32213F
Darker −20%#170F1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E2073
Less saturated −25%#4A444F

Channel breakdown

R76
G50
B97
Red76 (29.8%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue273.19°
Saturation (HSL)31.97%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 32 · B 61

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