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Recognised as Colour

#4D3476

  • #4D3476
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D3476 is a violet with RGB values 77, 52, 118 and HSL 263°, 39%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D3476#4D3476
HEX#4D3476
RGBrgb(77, 52, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2039, 0.4627
RGB percentages30.2%, 20.4%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(262.7, 38.8%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 55.9%, 46.3%)
CMYK34.7%, 55.9%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,059,702
CSS custom property--colour: #4D3476;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B2CB89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A4178no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#214174no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#44414Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.7Midnight blue · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 31.1Purple · ΔE 32.4Indigo · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D7634
Analogous#343C76, #6E3476
Triadic#764D34, #34764D
Split complementary#766E34, #3C7634
Tetradic#76343C, #5D7634, #34766E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5A1D5
Lighter +30%#997DC6
Lighter +20%#7D5AB6
Lighter +10%#644499
Darker −10%#362453
Darker −20%#1F152F
Darker −30%#08050C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#481F8B
Less saturated −25%#524961

Channel breakdown

R77
G52
B118
Red77 (30.2%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue262.73°
Saturation (HSL)38.82%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 34 · B 76

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