Recognised as Colour

#4E2CA0

#4E2CA0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4E2CA0 is a violet with RGB values 78, 44, 160 and HSL 258°, 57%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#4E2CA0

RGBrgb(78, 44, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1725, 0.6275

RGB percentages30.6%, 17.3%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(257.6, 56.9%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 72.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK51.2%, 72.5%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,123,232

CSS custom property--colour: #4E2CA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.58:1

Contrast with white9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#B1D35F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0047A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#00429Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#314A63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.9 Indigo · ΔE 12.6 Slate blue · ΔE 17.8 Navy · ΔE 18.3 Dark blue · ΔE 19.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7EA02C

Analogous#2C44A0, #882CA0

Triadic#A04E2C, #2CA04E

Split complementary#A0882C, #44A02C

Tetradic#A02C44, #7EA02C, #2CA088

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C0AFE9

Lighter +30%#A187DE

Lighter +20%#815FD3

Lighter +10%#6237C8

Darker −10%#3B2178

Darker −20%#271650

Darker −30%#140B28

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4313BA

Less saturated −25%#594687

Channel breakdown

R78

G44

B160

Red78 (30.6%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue257.59°

Saturation (HSL)56.86%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 2C · B A0

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