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Recognised as Colour

#4D225A

  • #4D225A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D225A is a violet with RGB values 77, 34, 90 and HSL 286°, 45%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D225A#4D225A
HEX#4D225A
RGBrgb(77, 34, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.1333, 0.3529
RGB percentages30.2%, 13.3%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(286.1, 45.2%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 62.2%, 35.3%)
CMYK14.4%, 62.2%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,055,066
CSS custom property--colour: #4D225A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#B2DDA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#14315Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#243659no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4D2B3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6Midnight blue · ΔE 25.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.7Purple · ΔE 31.9Indigo · ΔE 35.4Dark magenta · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F5A22
Analogous#31225A, #5A224B
Triadic#5A4D22, #225A4D
Split complementary#4B5A22, #225A31
Tetradic#5A3122, #2F5A22, #224B5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BA7BCD
Lighter +30%#A756BF
Lighter +20%#8C3EA4
Lighter +10%#6D307F
Darker −10%#2D1435
Darker −20%#0E0610
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#55136A
Less saturated −25%#45324B

Channel breakdown

R77
G34
B90
Red77 (30.2%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue286.07°
Saturation (HSL)45.16%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 22 · B 5A

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