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Recognised as Colour

#4E3864

  • #4E3864
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E3864 is a violet with RGB values 78, 56, 100 and HSL 270°, 28%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E3864#4E3864
HEX#4E3864
RGBrgb(78, 56, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2196, 0.3922
RGB percentages30.6%, 22%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(270, 28.2%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 44%, 39.2%)
CMYK22%, 44%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,126,244
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3864;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B1C79B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E4166no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#334263no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4B3F49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Midnight blue · ΔE 32.1Dim grey · ΔE 34Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.5Slate grey · ΔE 35.2Steel blue · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E6438
Analogous#383864, #643864
Triadic#644E38, #38644E
Split complementary#646438, #386438
Tetradic#643838, #4E6438, #386464

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B49FC9
Lighter +30%#9B7EB7
Lighter +20%#815DA5
Lighter +10%#684A85
Darker −10%#352643
Darker −20%#1B1323
Darker −30%#020102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E2578
Less saturated −25%#4E4C51

Channel breakdown

R78
G56
B100
Red78 (30.6%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)28.21%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 38 · B 64

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