Colour

#4E2172

#4E2172
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2172 is a violet with RGB values 78, 33, 114 and HSL 273°, 55%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E2172

RGBrgb(78, 33, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1294, 0.4471

RGB percentages30.6%, 12.9%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(273.3, 55.1%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 71.1%, 44.7%)

CMYK31.6%, 71.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,120,370

CSS custom property--colour: #4E2172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.77:1

Contrast with white11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#B1DE8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003674no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#093870no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Tritanopia#483346no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 14.5 Indigo · ΔE 21.3 Purple · ΔE 23 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#457221

Analogous#252172, #72216E

Triadic#724E21, #21724E

Split complementary#6E7221, #217225

Tetradic#722521, #457221, #216E72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B484DB

Lighter +30%#9C5CD0

Lighter +20%#8438C1

Lighter +10%#692C9A

Darker −10%#33164A

Darker −20%#180A23

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#500F84

Less saturated −25%#4C3360

Channel breakdown

R78

G33

B114

Red78 (30.6%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue273.33°

Saturation (HSL)55.1%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 21 · B 72

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