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Recognised as Colour

#4E3669

  • #4E3669
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E3669 is a violet with RGB values 78, 54, 105 and HSL 268°, 32%, 31%. 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

#4E3669#4E3669
HEX#4E3669
RGBrgb(78, 54, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2118, 0.4118
RGB percentages30.6%, 21.2%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(268.2, 32.1%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 48.6%, 41.2%)
CMYK25.7%, 48.6%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,125,737
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3669;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#B1C996

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#28406Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E4168no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4A3F4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9Midnight blue · ΔE 28Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.1Steel blue · ΔE 36.7Dim grey · ΔE 38.1Slate grey · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#516936
Analogous#363869, #683669
Triadic#694E36, #36694E
Split complementary#696836, #376936
Tetradic#693638, #516936, #366968

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B49ECD
Lighter +30%#9A7CBC
Lighter +20%#805BAA
Lighter +10%#67478B
Darker −10%#352547
Darker −20%#1C1326
Darker −30%#030204
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D227D
Less saturated −25%#4F4A55

Channel breakdown

R78
G54
B105
Red78 (30.6%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)32.08%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 36 · B 69

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