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Recognised as Colour

#4D2965

  • #4D2965
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D2965 is a violet with RGB values 77, 41, 101 and HSL 276°, 42%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D2965#4D2965
HEX#4D2965
RGBrgb(77, 41, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.1608, 0.3961
RGB percentages30.2%, 16.1%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(276, 42.3%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 59.4%, 39.6%)
CMYK23.8%, 59.4%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,056,869
CSS custom property--colour: #4D2965;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B2D69A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#163767no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#233A64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4A3442no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.1Midnight blue · ΔE 22.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Purple · ΔE 31.6Indigo · ΔE 33.6Dark magenta · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#416529
Analogous#2F2965, #65295F
Triadic#654D29, #29654D
Split complementary#5F6529, #29652F
Tetradic#652F29, #416529, #295F65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B48AD0
Lighter +30%#9D66C1
Lighter +20%#8446AE
Lighter +10%#693889
Darker −10%#311A41
Darker −20%#160C1C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#511777
Less saturated −25%#493B53

Channel breakdown

R77
G41
B101
Red77 (30.2%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)42.25%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 29 · B 65

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