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Recognised as Colour

#4E2368

  • #4E2368
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2368 is a violet with RGB values 78, 35, 104 and HSL 277°, 50%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E2368#4E2368
HEX#4E2368
RGBrgb(78, 35, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1373, 0.4078
RGB percentages30.6%, 13.7%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(277.4, 49.6%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 66.3%, 40.8%)
CMYK25%, 66.3%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,120,872
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2368;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#B1DC97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#03356Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B3866no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#4B3042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4Midnight blue · ΔE 18.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Purple · ΔE 26.8Indigo · ΔE 28Dark magenta · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D6823
Analogous#2C2368, #68235F
Triadic#684E23, #23684E
Split complementary#5F6823, #23682C
Tetradic#682C23, #3D6823, #235F68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B682D5
Lighter +30%#9F5CC8
Lighter +20%#873DB4
Lighter +10%#6B308E
Darker −10%#311642
Darker −20%#15091C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#521279
Less saturated −25%#4A3457

Channel breakdown

R78
G35
B104
Red78 (30.6%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue277.39°
Saturation (HSL)49.64%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 23 · B 68

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