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Recognised as Colour

#4E2F56

  • #4E2F56
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E2F56 is a violet with RGB values 78, 47, 86 and HSL 288°, 29%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E2F56#4E2F56
HEX#4E2F56
RGBrgb(78, 47, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1843, 0.3373
RGB percentages30.6%, 18.4%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(287.7, 29.3%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 45.3%, 33.7%)
CMYK9.3%, 45.3%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,123,926
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2F56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#B1D0A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#293957no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#313C55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#4E343Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Midnight blue · ΔE 34.3Dim grey · ΔE 34.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 37Black · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37562F
Analogous#3A2F56, #562F4B
Triadic#564E2F, #2F564E
Split complementary#4B562F, #2F563B
Tetradic#563B2F, #37562F, #2F4B56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B78FC2
Lighter +30%#A26EB0
Lighter +20%#8A5398
Lighter +10%#6C4177
Darker −10%#301D35
Darker −20%#120B14
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#581E67
Less saturated −25%#444045

Channel breakdown

R78
G47
B86
Red78 (30.6%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue287.69°
Saturation (HSL)29.32%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 2F · B 56

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