Colour

#4D2374

#4D2374
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D2374 is a violet with RGB values 77, 35, 116 and HSL 271°, 54%, 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 Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D2374

RGBrgb(77, 35, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.1373, 0.4549

RGB percentages30.2%, 13.7%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(271.1, 53.6%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 69.8%, 45.5%)

CMYK33.6%, 69.8%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,055,348

CSS custom property--colour: #4D2374;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.61:1

Contrast with white11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#B2DC8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003876no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#063972no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#463548no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 14 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14 Indigo · ΔE 21.4 Purple · ΔE 23.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A7423

Analogous#242374, #742373

Triadic#744D23, #23744D

Split complementary#737423, #237424

Tetradic#742423, #4A7423, #237374

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B388DB

Lighter +30%#9A61CF

Lighter +20%#813BC2

Lighter +10%#672F9B

Darker −10%#33174D

Darker −20%#190B26

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E1087

Less saturated −25%#4C3661

Channel breakdown

R77

G35

B116

Red77 (30.2%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue271.11°

Saturation (HSL)53.64%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 23 · B 74

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