Colour

#4D265E

#4D265E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D265E is a violet with RGB values 77, 38, 94 and HSL 282°, 42%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D265E

RGBrgb(77, 38, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.149, 0.3686

RGB percentages30.2%, 14.9%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(281.8, 42.4%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.8, 59.6%, 36.9%)

CMYK18.1%, 59.6%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,056,094

CSS custom property--colour: #4D265E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.97:1

Contrast with white11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#B2D9A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#173460no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#25385Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#4C2F3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 24.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.2 Purple · ΔE 32.5 Indigo · ΔE 35.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 37.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#375E26

Analogous#31265E, #5E2653

Triadic#5E4D26, #265E4D

Split complementary#535E26, #265E31

Tetradic#5E3126, #375E26, #26535E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B683CD

Lighter +30%#A15FBE

Lighter +20%#8843A7

Lighter +10%#6B3582

Darker −10%#2F173A

Darker −20%#110915

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#53166F

Less saturated −25%#47374E

Channel breakdown

R77

G38

B94

Red77 (30.2%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue281.79°

Saturation (HSL)42.42%

Lightness25.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 26 · B 5E

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