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Recognised as Colour

#4D3764

  • #4D3764
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D3764 is a violet with RGB values 77, 55, 100 and HSL 269°, 29%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D3764#4D3764
HEX#4D3764
RGBrgb(77, 55, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2157, 0.3922
RGB percentages30.2%, 21.6%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(269.3, 29%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 45%, 39.2%)
CMYK23%, 45%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,060,452
CSS custom property--colour: #4D3764;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#B2C89B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C4066no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#314163no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#493E48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Midnight blue · ΔE 31.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.9Dim grey · ΔE 34.8Slate grey · ΔE 35.8Steel blue · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E6437
Analogous#373864, #633764
Triadic#644D37, #37644D
Split complementary#646337, #386437
Tetradic#643738, #4E6437, #376463

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B39EC9
Lighter +30%#997DB7
Lighter +20%#805CA5
Lighter +10%#664985
Darker −10%#342543
Darker −20%#1A1322
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D2477
Less saturated −25%#4D4A51

Channel breakdown

R77
G55
B100
Red77 (30.2%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue269.33°
Saturation (HSL)29.03%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 37 · B 64

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