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Colour

#4F0579

  • #4F0579
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#4F0579 is a violet with RGB values 79, 5, 121 and HSL 278°, 92%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#4F0579#4F0579
HEX#4F0579
RGBrgb(79, 5, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.0196, 0.4745
RGB percentages31%, 2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(278.3, 92.1%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 95.9%, 47.5%)
CMYK34.7%, 95.9%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,178,745
CSS custom property--colour: #4F0579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#B0FA86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00307Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003277no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#472A45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 6.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.7Purple · ΔE 17.3Midnight blue · ΔE 18Navy · ΔE 19.1Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F7905
Analogous#150579, #790569
Triadic#794F05, #05794F
Split complementary#697905, #057915
Tetradic#791505, #2F7905, #056979

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC52F8
Lighter +30%#A921F6
Lighter +20%#8F09DB
Lighter +10%#6F07AA
Darker −10%#2F0348
Darker −20%#0F0117
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#50007E
Less saturated −25%#4B1569

Channel breakdown

R79
G5
B121
Red79 (31%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue278.28°
Saturation (HSL)92.06%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 05 · B 79

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