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Recognised as Colour

#4E326A

  • #4E326A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E326A is a violet with RGB values 78, 50, 106 and HSL 270°, 36%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E326A#4E326A
HEX#4E326A
RGBrgb(78, 50, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1961, 0.4157
RGB percentages30.6%, 19.6%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(270, 35.9%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 52.8%, 41.6%)
CMYK26.4%, 52.8%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,124,714
CSS custom property--colour: #4E326A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#B1CD95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#223E6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#293F69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#493C49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.7Midnight blue · ΔE 24.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.9Purple · ΔE 35.2Slate blue · ΔE 36.8Indigo · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E6A32
Analogous#32326A, #6A326A
Triadic#6A4E32, #326A4E
Split complementary#6A6A32, #326A32
Tetradic#6A3232, #4E6A32, #326A6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B499CF
Lighter +30%#9B76BF
Lighter +20%#8154AE
Lighter +10%#68428D
Darker −10%#352247
Darker −20%#1B1125
Darker −30%#020102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E1E7E
Less saturated −25%#4E4657

Channel breakdown

R78
G50
B106
Red78 (30.6%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)35.9%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 32 · B 6A

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