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Recognised as Colour

#4E267A

  • #4E267A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E267A is a violet with RGB values 78, 38, 122 and HSL 269°, 53%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E267A#4E267A
HEX#4E267A
RGBrgb(78, 38, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.149, 0.4784
RGB percentages30.6%, 14.9%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(268.6, 52.5%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 68.9%, 47.8%)
CMYK36.1%, 68.9%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,121,658
CSS custom property--colour: #4E267A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B1D985

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003B7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#013B78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#45394Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.1Midnight blue · ΔE 13.4Indigo · ΔE 20.3Purple · ΔE 23.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#527A26
Analogous#26287A, #78267A
Triadic#7A4E26, #267A4E
Split complementary#7A7826, #287A26
Tetradic#7A2628, #527A26, #267A78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B490DC
Lighter +30%#9A69D0
Lighter +20%#8042C4
Lighter +10%#6732A1
Darker −10%#351A53
Darker −20%#1C0E2C
Darker −30%#030205
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D128E
Less saturated −25%#4F3A66

Channel breakdown

R78
G38
B122
Red78 (30.6%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue268.57°
Saturation (HSL)52.5%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 26 · B 7A

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