Colour

#4D3366

#4D3366
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D3366 is a violet with RGB values 77, 51, 102 and HSL 271°, 33%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D3366

RGBrgb(77, 51, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2, 0.4

RGB percentages30.2%, 20%, 40%

HSLhsl(270.6, 33.3%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 50%, 40%)

CMYK24.5%, 50%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,059,430

CSS custom property--colour: #4D3366;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.6:1

Contrast with white10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#B2CC99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#253E68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C3F65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#493C47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 27.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30 Purple · ΔE 37.7 Steel blue · ΔE 38 Dim grey · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C6633

Analogous#333366, #663366

Triadic#664D33, #33664D

Split complementary#666633, #336633

Tetradic#663433, #4C6633, #336666

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B399CC

Lighter +30%#9A77BB

Lighter +20%#8055AA

Lighter +10%#674488

Darker −10%#332244

Darker −20%#1A1122

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D2079

Less saturated −25%#4D4653

Channel breakdown

R77

G51

B102

Red77 (30.2%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue270.59°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 33 · B 66

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