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Recognised as Colour

#4E2B5D

  • #4E2B5D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2B5D is a violet with RGB values 78, 43, 93 and HSL 282°, 37%, 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

#4E2B5D#4E2B5D
HEX#4E2B5D
RGBrgb(78, 43, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1686, 0.3647
RGB percentages30.6%, 16.9%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(282, 36.8%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 53.8%, 36.5%)
CMYK16.1%, 53.8%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,122,909
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2B5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.4 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#B1D4A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#20375Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3A5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4D333Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 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 19.7Midnight blue · ΔE 27.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.4Purple · ΔE 35.9Indigo · ΔE 39.6Dim grey · ΔE 40.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A5D2B
Analogous#352B5D, #5D2B53
Triadic#5D4E2B, #2B5D4E
Split complementary#535D2B, #2B5D35
Tetradic#5D352B, #3A5D2B, #2B535D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B78BC9
Lighter +30%#A168B9
Lighter +20%#894BA3
Lighter +10%#6B3B80
Darker −10%#311B3A
Darker −20%#140B17
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#551A6E
Less saturated −25%#473C4C

Channel breakdown

R78
G43
B93
Red78 (30.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue282°
Saturation (HSL)36.76%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 2B · B 5D

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