Colour

#4E0399

#4E0399
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#4E0399 is a violet with RGB values 78, 3, 153 and HSL 270°, 96%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#4E0399

RGBrgb(78, 3, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0118, 0.6

RGB percentages30.6%, 1.2%, 60%

HSLhsl(270, 96.2%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 98%, 60%)

CMYK49%, 98%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,112,729

CSS custom property--colour: #4E0399;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03985WCAG 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 11.69:1

Contrast with white11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#B1FC66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00399Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#003697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#373A58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 10.8 Dark blue · ΔE 12.4 Navy · ΔE 14.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5 Blue violet · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E9903

Analogous#030399, #990399

Triadic#994E03, #03994E

Split complementary#999903, #039903

Tetradic#990303, #4E9903, #039999

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B46CFC

Lighter +30%#9B3AFB

Lighter +20%#8108FA

Lighter +10%#6804CB

Darker −10%#350267

Darker −20%#1B0135

Darker −30%#010003

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E009C

Less saturated −25%#4E1685

Channel breakdown

R78

B153

Red78 (30.6%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)96.15%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 03 · B 99

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