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Recognised as Colour

#4F245F

  • #4F245F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F245F is a violet with RGB values 79, 36, 95 and HSL 284°, 45%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4F245F#4F245F
HEX#4F245F
RGBrgb(79, 36, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1412, 0.3725
RGB percentages31%, 14.1%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(283.7, 45%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 62.1%, 37.3%)
CMYK16.8%, 62.1%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,186,655
CSS custom property--colour: #4F245F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12:1
Contrast with white12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#B0DBA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#143461no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#24385Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4E2E3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8Midnight blue · ΔE 23.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7Purple · ΔE 30.5Indigo · ΔE 33.8Dark magenta · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#345F24
Analogous#31245F, #5F2452
Triadic#5F4F24, #245F4F
Split complementary#525F24, #245F31
Tetradic#5F3124, #345F24, #24525F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BA80CF
Lighter +30%#A55BC1
Lighter +20%#8D40A9
Lighter +10%#6E3284
Darker −10%#30163A
Darker −20%#110815
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#56146F
Less saturated −25%#48344F

Channel breakdown

R79
G36
B95
Red79 (31%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue283.73°
Saturation (HSL)45.04%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 24 · B 5F

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