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Recognised as Colour

#4E3882

  • #4E3882
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E3882 is a violet with RGB values 78, 56, 130 and HSL 258°, 40%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E3882#4E3882
HEX#4E3882
RGBrgb(78, 56, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2196, 0.5098
RGB percentages30.6%, 22%, 51%
HSLhsl(257.8, 39.8%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 56.9%, 51%)
CMYK40%, 56.9%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,126,274
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3882;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#B1C77D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#154684no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B4480no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#414757no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 4.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.6Midnight blue · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Indigo · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 4.24, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C8238
Analogous#384782, #733882
Triadic#824E38, #38824E
Split complementary#827338, #478238
Tetradic#823847, #6C8238, #388273

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9ABDB
Lighter +30%#9C87CC
Lighter +20%#7E64BC
Lighter +10%#6347A6
Darker −10%#39295E
Darker −20%#23193B
Darker −30%#0E0A17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#452199
Less saturated −25%#574F6B

Channel breakdown

R78
G56
B130
Red78 (30.6%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue257.84°
Saturation (HSL)39.78%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 38 · B 82

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