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Recognised as Colour

#4E378C

  • #4E378C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E378C is a violet with RGB values 78, 55, 140 and HSL 256°, 44%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E378C#4E378C
HEX#4E378C
RGBrgb(78, 55, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2157, 0.549
RGB percentages30.6%, 21.6%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(256.2, 43.6%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 60.7%, 54.9%)
CMYK44.3%, 60.7%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,126,028
CSS custom property--colour: #4E378C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#B1C873

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00488Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#04458Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3C4A5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 5.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.1Midnight blue · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Indigo · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#758C37
Analogous#374A8C, #79378C
Triadic#8C4E37, #378C4E
Split complementary#8C7937, #4B8C37
Tetradic#8C374B, #758C37, #378C79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCAFE0
Lighter +30%#9E8BD1
Lighter +20%#7F66C3
Lighter +10%#6245B1
Darker −10%#3A2967
Darker −20%#251A43
Darker −30%#110C1E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#431FA4
Less saturated −25%#594F74

Channel breakdown

R78
G55
B140
Red78 (30.6%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue256.24°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 37 · B 8C

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