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Colour

#4E2A61

  • #4E2A61
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2A61 is a violet with RGB values 78, 42, 97 and HSL 279°, 40%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E2A61#4E2A61
HEX#4E2A61
RGBrgb(78, 42, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1647, 0.3804
RGB percentages30.6%, 16.5%, 38%
HSLhsl(279.3, 39.6%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 56.7%, 38%)
CMYK19.6%, 56.7%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,122,657
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2A61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#B1D59E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C3763no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#273A60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4C3341no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Midnight blue · ΔE 25.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.5Purple · ΔE 33.5Indigo · ΔE 36.6Dark magenta · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D612A
Analogous#322A61, #612A59
Triadic#614E2A, #2A614E
Split complementary#59612A, #2A6132
Tetradic#61322A, #3D612A, #2A5961

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B68ACD
Lighter +30%#9F67BD
Lighter +20%#8749A8
Lighter +10%#6B3985
Darker −10%#311B3D
Darker −20%#150B1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#531972
Less saturated −25%#493B50

Channel breakdown

R78
G42
B97
Red78 (30.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue279.27°
Saturation (HSL)39.57%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 2A · B 61

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