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Recognised as Colour

#4E3764

  • #4E3764
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E3764 is a violet with RGB values 78, 55, 100 and HSL 271°, 29%, 30%. 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

#4E3764#4E3764
HEX#4E3764
RGBrgb(78, 55, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2157, 0.3922
RGB percentages30.6%, 21.6%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(270.7, 29%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.7, 45%, 39.2%)
CMYK22%, 45%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,125,988
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3764;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.8 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 black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#B1C89B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C4066no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#324163no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4B3E48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 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 text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5Midnight blue · ΔE 31.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.8Dim grey · ΔE 34.8Slate grey · ΔE 35.9Steel blue · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D6437
Analogous#383764, #643763
Triadic#644E37, #37644E
Split complementary#636437, #376438
Tetradic#643837, #4D6437, #376364

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B49EC9
Lighter +30%#9B7DB7
Lighter +20%#815CA5
Lighter +10%#684985
Darker −10%#342543
Darker −20%#1B1322
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E2477
Less saturated −25%#4E4A51

Channel breakdown

R78
G55
B100
Red78 (30.6%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue270.67°
Saturation (HSL)29.03%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 37 · B 64

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