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Recognised as Colour

#4E2465

  • #4E2465
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2465 is a violet with RGB values 78, 36, 101 and HSL 279°, 47%, 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

#4E2465#4E2465
HEX#4E2465
RGBrgb(78, 36, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1412, 0.3961
RGB percentages30.6%, 14.1%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(278.8, 47.4%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 64.4%, 39.6%)
CMYK22.8%, 64.4%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,121,125
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2465;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.2 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#323232
Inverted#B1DB9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C3567no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F3863no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4B3041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 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 15.2Midnight blue · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2Purple · ΔE 28.4Indigo · ΔE 30.3Dark magenta · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B6524
Analogous#2D2465, #65245C
Triadic#654E24, #24654E
Split complementary#5B6524, #24652D
Tetradic#652E24, #3B6524, #245C65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B682D3
Lighter +30%#A05DC5
Lighter +20%#883FB0
Lighter +10%#6B318B
Darker −10%#31173F
Darker −20%#14091A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#531376
Less saturated −25%#493554

Channel breakdown

R78
G36
B101
Red78 (30.6%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue278.77°
Saturation (HSL)47.45%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 24 · B 65

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