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Colour

#4F226F

  • #4F226F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F226F is a violet with RGB values 79, 34, 111 and HSL 275°, 53%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4F226F#4F226F
HEX#4F226F
RGBrgb(79, 34, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1333, 0.4353
RGB percentages31%, 13.3%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(275.1, 53.1%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.1, 69.4%, 43.5%)
CMYK28.8%, 69.4%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,186,159
CSS custom property--colour: #4F226F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#B0DD90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003671no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#12386Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4A3245no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.6Midnight blue · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Indigo · ΔE 23.5Purple · ΔE 23.9Dark magenta · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#426F22
Analogous#28226F, #6F2269
Triadic#6F4F22, #226F4F
Split complementary#696F22, #226F29
Tetradic#6F2922, #426F22, #22686F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B684D9
Lighter +30%#9F5DCD
Lighter +20%#873ABD
Lighter +10%#6B2E96
Darker −10%#331648
Darker −20%#170A21
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#521081
Less saturated −25%#4C345D

Channel breakdown

R79
G34
B111
Red79 (31%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue275.06°
Saturation (HSL)53.1%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 22 · B 6F

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