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Recognised as Colour

#4D3368

  • #4D3368
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D3368 is a violet with RGB values 77, 51, 104 and HSL 269°, 34%, 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

#4D3368#4D3368
HEX#4D3368
RGBrgb(77, 51, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2, 0.4078
RGB percentages30.2%, 20%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(269.4, 34.2%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 51%, 40.8%)
CMYK26%, 51%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,059,432
CSS custom property--colour: #4D3368;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#B2CC97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#243E6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3F67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#493C48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Midnight blue · ΔE 26.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8Purple · ΔE 36.9Steel blue · ΔE 38.2Slate blue · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E6833
Analogous#333368, #683368
Triadic#684D33, #33684D
Split complementary#686833, #336833
Tetradic#683333, #4E6833, #336868

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B39ACD
Lighter +30%#9977BD
Lighter +20%#8055AC
Lighter +10%#66448A
Darker −10%#342246
Darker −20%#1A1124
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D207B
Less saturated −25%#4D4655

Channel breakdown

R77
G51
B104
Red77 (30.2%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue269.43°
Saturation (HSL)34.19%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 33 · B 68

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