Colour

#4D207A

#4D207A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4D207A is a violet with RGB values 77, 32, 122 and HSL 270°, 58%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#4D207A

RGBrgb(77, 32, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.1255, 0.4784

RGB percentages30.2%, 12.5%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(270, 58.4%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 73.8%, 47.8%)

CMYK36.9%, 73.8%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,054,586

CSS custom property--colour: #4D207A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.65:1

Contrast with white11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#B2DF85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00387Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#003878no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#44364Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 12.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 15 Indigo · ΔE 16.5 Purple · ΔE 21.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4D7A20

Analogous#20207A, #7A207A

Triadic#7A4D20, #207A4D

Split complementary#7A7A20, #207A20

Tetradic#7A2020, #4D7A20, #207A7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B387DF

Lighter +30%#9A5ED5

Lighter +20%#8036CA

Lighter +10%#672BA2

Darker −10%#341552

Darker −20%#1A0B29

Darker −30%#010001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D0D8D

Less saturated −25%#4D3367

Channel breakdown

R77

G32

B122

Red77 (30.2%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)58.44%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 20 · B 7A

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