Colour
#4F2398
- #4F2398
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4F2398 is a violet with RGB values 79, 35, 152 and HSL 263°, 63%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4F2398#4F2398
HEX#4F2398
RGBrgb(79, 35, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1373, 0.5961
RGB percentages31%, 13.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(262.6, 62.6%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 77%, 59.6%)
CMYK48%, 77%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,186,456
CSS custom property--colour: #4F2398;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B0DC67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6C9823
Analogous#233298, #892398
Triadic#984F23, #23984F
Split complementary#988A23, #319823
Tetradic#982332, #6C9823, #239889
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R79
G35
B152
Red79 (31%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue262.56°
Saturation (HSL)62.57%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 23 · B 98
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