Colour

#4D2661

#4D2661
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D2661 is a violet with RGB values 77, 38, 97 and HSL 280°, 44%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D2661

RGBrgb(77, 38, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.149, 0.3804

RGB percentages30.2%, 14.9%, 38%

HSLhsl(279.7, 43.7%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 60.8%, 38%)

CMYK20.6%, 60.8%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,056,097

CSS custom property--colour: #4D2661;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.9:1

Contrast with white11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#B2D99E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#143563no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#233860no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4B303Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 23.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5 Purple · ΔE 31.3 Indigo · ΔE 33.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A6126

Analogous#302661, #612658

Triadic#614D26, #26614D

Split complementary#576126, #266130

Tetradic#613026, #3A6126, #265861

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B684CF

Lighter +30%#A05FC1

Lighter +20%#8743AA

Lighter +10%#6A3486

Darker −10%#30183C

Darker −20%#130918

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#521572

Less saturated −25%#483750

Channel breakdown

R77

G38

B97

Red77 (30.2%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue279.66°

Saturation (HSL)43.7%

Lightness26.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 26 · B 61

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