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Recognised as Colour

#4D245C

  • #4D245C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D245C is a violet with RGB values 77, 36, 92 and HSL 284°, 44%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D245C#4D245C
HEX#4D245C
RGBrgb(77, 36, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.1412, 0.3608
RGB percentages30.2%, 14.1%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(283.9, 43.8%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 60.9%, 36.1%)
CMYK16.3%, 60.9%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,055,580
CSS custom property--colour: #4D245C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.19:1
Contrast with white12.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#B2DBA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#16335Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#24375Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#4C2D3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Midnight blue · ΔE 24.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4Purple · ΔE 32.2Indigo · ΔE 35.5Dark magenta · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#335C24
Analogous#31245C, #5C244F
Triadic#5C4D24, #245C4D
Split complementary#4F5C24, #245C31
Tetradic#5C3124, #335C24, #244F5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B87FCD
Lighter +30%#A45ABF
Lighter +20%#8A41A5
Lighter +10%#6C3281
Darker −10%#2E1637
Darker −20%#100713
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#54146C
Less saturated −25%#46344C

Channel breakdown

R77
G36
B92
Red77 (30.2%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue283.93°
Saturation (HSL)43.75%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 24 · B 5C

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