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Recognised as Colour

#4E3471

  • #4E3471
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E3471 is a violet with RGB values 78, 52, 113 and HSL 266°, 37%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E3471#4E3471
HEX#4E3471
RGBrgb(78, 52, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2039, 0.4431
RGB percentages30.6%, 20.4%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(265.6, 37%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 54%, 44.3%)
CMYK31%, 54%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,125,233
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3471;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B1CB8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F4173no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#274170no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#473F4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.5Midnight blue · ΔE 22.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 33.7Purple · ΔE 33.9Indigo · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#577134
Analogous#343871, #6D3471
Triadic#714E34, #34714E
Split complementary#716C34, #397134
Tetradic#713438, #577134, #34716D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B59ED3
Lighter +30%#9A7CC2
Lighter +20%#7F59B2
Lighter +10%#664494
Darker −10%#36244E
Darker −20%#1E142B
Darker −30%#060408
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4B1F86
Less saturated −25%#51495C

Channel breakdown

R78
G52
B113
Red78 (30.6%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue265.57°
Saturation (HSL)36.97%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 34 · B 71

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