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Recognised as Colour

#4E3172

  • #4E3172
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E3172 is a violet with RGB values 78, 49, 114 and HSL 267°, 40%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E3172#4E3172
HEX#4E3172
RGBrgb(78, 49, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1922, 0.4471
RGB percentages30.6%, 19.2%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(266.8, 39.9%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 57%, 44.7%)
CMYK31.6%, 57%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,124,466
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#B1CE8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#193F74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#223F70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#473E4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.2Midnight blue · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Purple · ΔE 31.6Indigo · ΔE 32.2Slate blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#557231
Analogous#313572, #6E3172
Triadic#724E31, #31724E
Split complementary#726F31, #357231
Tetradic#723135, #557231, #31726E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B49BD4
Lighter +30%#9A77C5
Lighter +20%#7F54B5
Lighter +10%#664096
Darker −10%#36224E
Darker −20%#1D122B
Darker −30%#050307
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C1D86
Less saturated −25%#50455E

Channel breakdown

R78
G49
B114
Red78 (30.6%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue266.77°
Saturation (HSL)39.88%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 31 · B 72

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