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Colour

#4E2876

  • #4E2876
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2876 is a violet with RGB values 78, 40, 118 and HSL 269°, 49%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E2876#4E2876
HEX#4E2876
RGBrgb(78, 40, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1569, 0.4627
RGB percentages30.6%, 15.7%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(269.2, 49.4%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 66.1%, 46.3%)
CMYK33.9%, 66.1%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,122,166
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2876;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.12:1
Contrast with white11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#B1D789

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003B78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#0F3B74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#46394Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8Midnight blue · ΔE 14.9Indigo · ΔE 23.7Purple · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#507628
Analogous#282976, #752876
Triadic#764E28, #28764E
Split complementary#767528, #297628
Tetradic#762829, #507628, #287675

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B490DA
Lighter +30%#9A6ACD
Lighter +20%#8044C0
Lighter +10%#67359C
Darker −10%#351B50
Darker −20%#1C0E2A
Darker −30%#020104
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D148A
Less saturated −25%#4F3C62

Channel breakdown

R78
G40
B118
Red78 (30.6%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue269.23°
Saturation (HSL)49.37%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 28 · B 76

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