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Recognised as Colour

#4E2657

  • #4E2657
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2657 is a violet with RGB values 78, 38, 87 and HSL 289°, 39%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E2657#4E2657
HEX#4E2657
RGBrgb(78, 38, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.149, 0.3412
RGB percentages30.6%, 14.9%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(289, 39.2%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289, 56.3%, 34.1%)
CMYK10.3%, 56.3%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,121,623
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2657;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B1D9A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D3359no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A3856no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4E2D3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Midnight blue · ΔE 28.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.3Purple · ΔE 35.4Indigo · ΔE 39.7Dark magenta · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F5726
Analogous#362657, #572648
Triadic#574E26, #26574E
Split complementary#485726, #265736
Tetradic#573626, #2F5726, #264857

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB81C8
Lighter +30%#A85EB8
Lighter +20%#8E459E
Lighter +10%#6E367A
Darker −10%#2E1634
Darker −20%#0E0710
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#581667
Less saturated −25%#443647

Channel breakdown

R78
G38
B87
Red78 (30.6%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue288.98°
Saturation (HSL)39.2%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 26 · B 57

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