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Recognised as Colour

#4F235A

  • #4F235A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F235A is a violet with RGB values 79, 35, 90 and HSL 288°, 44%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4F235A#4F235A
HEX#4F235A
RGBrgb(79, 35, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1373, 0.3529
RGB percentages31%, 13.7%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(288, 44%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 61.1%, 35.3%)
CMYK12.2%, 61.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,186,394
CSS custom property--colour: #4F235A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#B0DCA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#17325Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#273759no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4F2B3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Midnight blue · ΔE 26Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1Purple · ΔE 32Indigo · ΔE 36.1Dark magenta · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E5A23
Analogous#33235A, #5A234A
Triadic#5A4F23, #235A4F
Split complementary#4A5A23, #235A33
Tetradic#5A3423, #2E5A23, #234A5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC7DCC
Lighter +30%#AA58BE
Lighter +20%#8F40A3
Lighter +10%#6F317F
Darker −10%#2F1535
Darker −20%#0F0611
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#58136A
Less saturated −25%#46334A

Channel breakdown

R79
G35
B90
Red79 (31%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 23 · B 5A

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