Colour

#4E2773

#4E2773
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2773 is a violet with RGB values 78, 39, 115 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

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HEX#4E2773

RGBrgb(78, 39, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1529, 0.451

RGB percentages30.6%, 15.3%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(270.8, 49.4%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 66.1%, 45.1%)

CMYK32.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,121,907

CSS custom property--colour: #4E2773;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.28:1

Contrast with white11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#B1D88C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003A75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#133B71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#473749no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 15.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.9 Indigo · ΔE 24.6 Purple · ΔE 25.5 Slate blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4C7327

Analogous#282773, #732772

Triadic#734E27, #27734E

Split complementary#727327, #277328

Tetradic#732827, #4C7327, #277273

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B48DD9

Lighter +30%#9B67CC

Lighter +20%#8241BF

Lighter +10%#683499

Darker −10%#341A4D

Darker −20%#1A0D27

Darker −30%#010001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4F1486

Less saturated −25%#4D3A60

Channel breakdown

R78

G39

B115

Red78 (30.6%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue270.79°

Saturation (HSL)49.35%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 27 · B 73

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