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Recognised as Colour

#4E2279

  • #4E2279
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4E2279 is a violet with RGB values 78, 34, 121 and HSL 270°, 56%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#4E2279#4E2279
HEX#4E2279
RGBrgb(78, 34, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1333, 0.4745
RGB percentages30.6%, 13.3%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(270.3, 56.1%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 71.9%, 47.5%)
CMYK35.5%, 71.9%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,120,633
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B1DD86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00397Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003977no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#45364Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.4Midnight blue · ΔE 13.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.9Indigo · ΔE 18.3Purple · ΔE 22.1Dark magenta · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D7922
Analogous#222279, #792279
Triadic#794E22, #22794E
Split complementary#797922, #227922
Tetradic#792222, #4D7922, #227979

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B489DE
Lighter +30%#9B61D3
Lighter +20%#8139C8
Lighter +10%#682DA1
Darker −10%#341751
Darker −20%#1B0C29
Darker −30%#010002
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E0F8C
Less saturated −25%#4E3566

Channel breakdown

R78
G34
B121
Red78 (30.6%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue270.34°
Saturation (HSL)56.13%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 22 · B 79

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