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Recognised as Colour

#4E256A

  • #4E256A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E256A is a violet with RGB values 78, 37, 106 and HSL 276°, 48%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E256A#4E256A
HEX#4E256A
RGBrgb(78, 37, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1451, 0.4157
RGB percentages30.6%, 14.5%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(275.7, 48.3%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 65.1%, 41.6%)
CMYK26.4%, 65.1%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,121,386
CSS custom property--colour: #4E256A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#B1DA95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#05376Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B3968no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4A3343no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.5Midnight blue · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9Purple · ΔE 27.2Indigo · ΔE 28.1Dark magenta · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#416A25
Analogous#2B256A, #6A2564
Triadic#6A4E25, #256A4E
Split complementary#636A25, #256A2C
Tetradic#6A2C25, #416A25, #25636A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B586D5
Lighter +30%#9E60C8
Lighter +20%#863FB6
Lighter +10%#6A3290
Darker −10%#321844
Darker −20%#160B1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#51137C
Less saturated −25%#4B3758

Channel breakdown

R78
G37
B106
Red78 (30.6%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue275.65°
Saturation (HSL)48.25%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 25 · B 6A

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