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Recognised as Colour

#4E2968

  • #4E2968
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2968 is a violet with RGB values 78, 41, 104 and HSL 275°, 43%, 28%. 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

#4E2968#4E2968
HEX#4E2968
RGBrgb(78, 41, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1608, 0.4078
RGB percentages30.6%, 16.1%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(275.2, 43.4%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.2, 60.6%, 40.8%)
CMYK25%, 60.6%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,122,408
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2968;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B1D697

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#13386Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#213A66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4A3544no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14Midnight blue · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9Purple · ΔE 30.2Indigo · ΔE 31.9Dark magenta · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#436829
Analogous#2E2968, #682963
Triadic#684E29, #29684E
Split complementary#626829, #29682F
Tetradic#682F29, #436829, #296368

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B58CD1
Lighter +30%#9D67C3
Lighter +20%#8546B1
Lighter +10%#69378D
Darker −10%#331B43
Darker −20%#170C1F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#51177A
Less saturated −25%#4B3B56

Channel breakdown

R78
G41
B104
Red78 (30.6%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue275.24°
Saturation (HSL)43.45%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 29 · B 68

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