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Recognised as Colour

#4E235C

  • #4E235C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E235C is a violet with RGB values 78, 35, 92 and HSL 285°, 45%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E235C#4E235C
HEX#4E235C
RGBrgb(78, 35, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1373, 0.3608
RGB percentages30.6%, 13.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(285.3, 44.9%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 62%, 36.1%)
CMYK15.2%, 62%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,120,860
CSS custom property--colour: #4E235C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#B1DCA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#15335Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#24375Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4E2C3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9Midnight blue · ΔE 24.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.9Purple · ΔE 31.4Indigo · ΔE 34.9Dark magenta · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#315C23
Analogous#32235C, #5C234D
Triadic#5C4E23, #235C4E
Split complementary#4D5C23, #235C32
Tetradic#5C3223, #315C23, #234D5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BA7DCE
Lighter +30%#A658C0
Lighter +20%#8D3FA6
Lighter +10%#6D3181
Darker −10%#2F1537
Darker −20%#0F0712
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#56136C
Less saturated −25%#46334C

Channel breakdown

R78
G35
B92
Red78 (30.6%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue285.26°
Saturation (HSL)44.88%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 23 · B 5C

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