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Colour

#4E2357

  • #4E2357
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2357 is a violet with RGB values 78, 35, 87 and HSL 290°, 43%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E2357#4E2357
HEX#4E2357
RGBrgb(78, 35, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1373, 0.3412
RGB percentages30.6%, 13.7%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(289.6, 42.6%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 59.8%, 34.1%)
CMYK10.3%, 59.8%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,120,855
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2357;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.34:1
Contrast with white12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#B1DCA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#193259no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#273656no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4F2B39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3Midnight blue · ΔE 27.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.9Purple · ΔE 33.6Indigo · ΔE 37.8Dark magenta · ΔE 38.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C5723
Analogous#342357, #572346
Triadic#574E23, #23574E
Split complementary#465723, #235734
Tetradic#573423, #2C5723, #234657

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BD7CCA
Lighter +30%#AA57BC
Lighter +20%#8F40A0
Lighter +10%#6F327B
Darker −10%#2D1433
Darker −20%#0D060E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#581466
Less saturated −25%#443248

Channel breakdown

R78
G35
B87
Red78 (30.6%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue289.62°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 23 · B 57

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