Colour

#4E3277

#4E3277
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E3277 is a violet with RGB values 78, 50, 119 and HSL 264°, 41%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E3277

RGBrgb(78, 50, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1961, 0.4667

RGB percentages30.6%, 19.6%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(264.3, 40.8%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 58%, 46.7%)

CMYK34.5%, 58%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,124,727

CSS custom property--colour: #4E3277;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.26:1

Contrast with white10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#B1CD88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#154179no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F4075no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#45404Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 18.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6 Slate blue · ΔE 29.9 Indigo · ΔE 30.3 Purple · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B7732

Analogous#323977, #703277

Triadic#774E32, #32774E

Split complementary#777032, #397732

Tetradic#773238, #5B7732, #327770

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B59FD6

Lighter +30%#9A7BC7

Lighter +20%#7E57B8

Lighter +10%#66419B

Darker −10%#362353

Darker −20%#1F142F

Darker −30%#07050B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A1D8C

Less saturated −25%#524762

Channel breakdown

R78

G50

B119

Red78 (30.6%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue264.35°

Saturation (HSL)40.83%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 32 · B 77

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