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Colour

#4D2C72

  • #4D2C72
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D2C72 is a violet with RGB values 77, 44, 114 and HSL 268°, 44%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D2C72#4D2C72
HEX#4D2C72
RGBrgb(77, 44, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.1725, 0.4471
RGB percentages30.2%, 17.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(268.3, 44.3%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 61.4%, 44.7%)
CMYK32.5%, 61.4%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,057,650
CSS custom property--colour: #4D2C72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.94:1
Contrast with white10.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#B2D38D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B3C74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A3C70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#463A4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10Midnight blue · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Indigo · ΔE 28.6Purple · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51722C
Analogous#2C2E72, #702C72
Triadic#724D2C, #2C724D
Split complementary#72702C, #2E722C
Tetradic#722C2E, #51722C, #2C7270

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B394D6
Lighter +30%#996FC8
Lighter +20%#7F4BB9
Lighter +10%#663A97
Darker −10%#341E4D
Darker −20%#1B1028
Darker −30%#020104
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C1886
Less saturated −25%#4E405E

Channel breakdown

R77
G44
B114
Red77 (30.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue268.29°
Saturation (HSL)44.3%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 2C · B 72

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