Colour

#4F2773

#4F2773
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F2773 is a violet with RGB values 79, 39, 115 and HSL 272°, 49%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4F2773

RGBrgb(79, 39, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1529, 0.451

RGB percentages31%, 15.3%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(271.6, 49.4%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 66.1%, 45.1%)

CMYK31.3%, 66.1%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,187,443

CSS custom property--colour: #4F2773;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.23:1

Contrast with white11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#B0D88C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003A75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#143B71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#493749no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 15.9 Indigo · ΔE 24.5 Purple · ΔE 25.3 Slate blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B7327

Analogous#292773, #732771

Triadic#734F27, #27734F

Split complementary#717327, #277329

Tetradic#732927, #4B7327, #277173

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B58DD9

Lighter +30%#9C67CC

Lighter +20%#8341BF

Lighter +10%#693499

Darker −10%#351A4D

Darker −20%#1B0D27

Darker −30%#010001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#501486

Less saturated −25%#4E3A60

Channel breakdown

R79

G39

B115

Red79 (31%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue271.58°

Saturation (HSL)49.35%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 27 · B 73

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