Colour

#4D3A60

#4D3A60
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D3A60 is a violet with RGB values 77, 58, 96 and HSL 270°, 25%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D3A60

RGBrgb(77, 58, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2275, 0.3765

RGB percentages30.2%, 22.7%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(270, 24.7%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 39.6%, 37.6%)

CMYK19.8%, 39.6%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,061,216

CSS custom property--colour: #4D3A60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.05:1

Contrast with white10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#B2C59F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#324161no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#36425Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#4A4048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6 Dim grey · ΔE 30.5 Slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.8 Steel blue · ΔE 34.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D603A

Analogous#3A3A60, #603A60

Triadic#604D3A, #3A604D

Split complementary#60603A, #3A603A

Tetradic#603A3A, #4D603A, #3A6060

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B3A0C6

Lighter +30%#9A80B3

Lighter +20%#80619F

Lighter +10%#674D80

Darker −10%#342740

Darker −20%#1A1420

Darker −30%#000001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D2773

Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R77

G58

B96

Red77 (30.2%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)24.68%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 3A · B 60

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