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Colour

#4E2772

  • #4E2772
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2772 is a violet with RGB values 78, 39, 114 and HSL 271°, 49%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E2772#4E2772
HEX#4E2772
RGBrgb(78, 39, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1529, 0.4471
RGB percentages30.6%, 15.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(271.2, 49%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 65.8%, 44.7%)
CMYK31.6%, 65.8%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,121,906
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2772;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.31:1
Contrast with white11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B1D88D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003974no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#143A70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#483748no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.4Midnight blue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.4Indigo · ΔE 25.1Purple · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B7227
Analogous#292772, #722770
Triadic#724E27, #27724E
Split complementary#717227, #277229
Tetradic#722927, #4B7227, #277072

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B48DD8
Lighter +30%#9B67CB
Lighter +20%#8241BE
Lighter +10%#683498
Darker −10%#341A4C
Darker −20%#1A0D26
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4F1485
Less saturated −25%#4D3A5F

Channel breakdown

R78
G39
B114
Red78 (30.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue271.2°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 27 · B 72

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