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Recognised as Colour

#4F1960

  • #4F1960
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F1960 is a violet with RGB values 79, 25, 96 and HSL 286°, 59%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4F1960#4F1960
HEX#4F1960
RGBrgb(79, 25, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.098, 0.3765
RGB percentages31%, 9.8%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(285.6, 58.7%, 23.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 74%, 37.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 74%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,183,840
CSS custom property--colour: #4F1960;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.8:1
Contrast with white12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#B0E69F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002F62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A345Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4E273Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5Midnight blue · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Purple · ΔE 24.6Indigo · ΔE 27.1Dark magenta · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A6019
Analogous#2B1960, #60194E
Triadic#604F19, #19604F
Split complementary#4E6019, #19602B
Tetradic#602B19, #2A6019, #194E60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BF6CD9
Lighter +30%#AD44CE
Lighter +20%#922EB1
Lighter +10%#702488
Darker −10%#2E0E38
Darker −20%#0C040F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#570A6F
Less saturated −25%#472851

Channel breakdown

R79
G25
B96
Red79 (31%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue285.63°
Saturation (HSL)58.68%
Lightness23.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 19 · B 60

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