Colour

#4F215C

#4F215C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F215C is a violet with RGB values 79, 33, 92 and HSL 287°, 47%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4F215C#4F215C

HEX#4F215C

RGBrgb(79, 33, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1294, 0.3608

RGB percentages31%, 12.9%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(286.8, 47.2%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 64.1%, 36.1%)

CMYK14.1%, 64.1%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,185,884

CSS custom property--colour: #4F215C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.32:1

Contrast with white12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#B0DEA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#12325Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#24365Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#4F2B3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 24.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1 Purple · ΔE 30 Indigo · ΔE 33.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2E5C21

Analogous#31215C, #5C214C

Triadic#5C4F21, #215C4F

Split complementary#4C5C21, #215C32

Tetradic#5C3221, #2E5C21, #214B5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BC7ACF

Lighter +30%#AA54C2

Lighter +20%#8F3CA7

Lighter +10%#6F2E82

Darker −10%#2F1436

Darker −20%#0F0611

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#58116C

Less saturated −25%#46314C

Channel breakdown

R79

G33

B92

Red79 (31%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue286.78°

Saturation (HSL)47.2%

Lightness24.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 21 · B 5C

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