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Recognised as Colour

#4E286D

  • #4E286D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E286D is a violet with RGB values 78, 40, 109 and HSL 273°, 46%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E286D#4E286D
HEX#4E286D
RGBrgb(78, 40, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1569, 0.4275
RGB percentages30.6%, 15.7%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(273, 46.3%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273, 63.3%, 42.7%)
CMYK28.4%, 63.3%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,122,157
CSS custom property--colour: #4E286D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B1D792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#09396Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C3A6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#493646no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.2Midnight blue · ΔE 18.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 27.9Indigo · ΔE 28.5Dark magenta · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#476D28
Analogous#2B286D, #6D286A
Triadic#6D4E28, #286D4E
Split complementary#6A6D28, #286D2B
Tetradic#6D2B28, #476D28, #286A6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B48CD5
Lighter +30%#9C67C7
Lighter +20%#8343B8
Lighter +10%#693692
Darker −10%#331A48
Darker −20%#190D22
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#501580
Less saturated −25%#4C3B5A

Channel breakdown

R78
G40
B109
Red78 (30.6%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue273.04°
Saturation (HSL)46.31%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 28 · B 6D

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