Recognised as Colour

#4D2479

#4D2479
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4D2479 is a violet with RGB values 77, 36, 121 and HSL 269°, 54%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#4D2479

RGBrgb(77, 36, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.1412, 0.4745

RGB percentages30.2%, 14.1%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(268.9, 54.1%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 70.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK36.4%, 70.2%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,055,609

CSS custom property--colour: #4D2479;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.39:1

Contrast with white11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#B2DB86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00397Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#003A77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#44374Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12 Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 13 Indigo · ΔE 19.5 Purple · ΔE 23.2 Slate blue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#507924

Analogous#242579, #782479

Triadic#794D24, #24794D

Split complementary#797824, #267924

Tetradic#792425, #507924, #247978

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B38CDD

Lighter +30%#9965D1

Lighter +20%#7F3EC5

Lighter +10%#6630A0

Darker −10%#341852

Darker −20%#1B0D2A

Darker −30%#020103

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4C108D

Less saturated −25%#4E3865

Channel breakdown

R77

G36

B121

Red77 (30.2%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue268.94°

Saturation (HSL)54.14%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 24 · B 79

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Colour values

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