Recognised as Colour

#4F2766

#4F2766
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F2766 is a violet with RGB values 79, 39, 102 and HSL 278°, 45%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4F2766

RGBrgb(79, 39, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1529, 0.4

RGB percentages31%, 15.3%, 40%

HSLhsl(278.1, 44.7%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 61.8%, 40%)

CMYK22.5%, 61.8%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,187,430

CSS custom property--colour: #4F2766;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04073WCAG 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 11.57:1

Contrast with white11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#B0D899

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#123768no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#223A64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4C3242no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15 Midnight blue · ΔE 21.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23 Purple · ΔE 29.5 Indigo · ΔE 31.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E6627

Analogous#2F2766, #66275E

Triadic#664F27, #27664F

Split complementary#5E6627, #27662F

Tetradic#662F27, #3E6627, #275E66

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B688D1

Lighter +30%#A063C3

Lighter +20%#8843B0

Lighter +10%#6C358B

Darker −10%#321941

Darker −20%#160B1C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#541578

Less saturated −25%#4A3954

Channel breakdown

R79

G39

B102

Red79 (31%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue278.1°

Saturation (HSL)44.68%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 27 · B 66

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