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Recognised as Colour

#4E1980

  • #4E1980
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4E1980 is a violet with RGB values 78, 25, 128 and HSL 271°, 67%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#4E1980#4E1980
HEX#4E1980
RGBrgb(78, 25, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.098, 0.502
RGB percentages30.6%, 9.8%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(270.9, 67.3%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 80.5%, 50.2%)
CMYK39.1%, 80.5%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,118,336
CSS custom property--colour: #4E1980;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#B1E67F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003783no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00377Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#43344Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.7Indigo · ΔE 9.9Midnight blue · ΔE 14.6Purple · ΔE 19.5Navy · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B8019
Analogous#1B1980, #80197E
Triadic#804E19, #19804E
Split complementary#7E8019, #19801B
Tetradic#801B19, #4B8019, #197E80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B47FE6
Lighter +30%#9B54DE
Lighter +20%#822AD5
Lighter +10%#6821AB
Darker −10%#341155
Darker −20%#1A082B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4F0693
Less saturated −25%#4D2C6D

Channel breakdown

R78
G25
B128
Red78 (30.6%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue270.87°
Saturation (HSL)67.32%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 19 · B 80

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