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Recognised as Colour

#4F2870

  • #4F2870
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F2870 is a violet with RGB values 79, 40, 112 and HSL 273°, 47%, 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

#4F2870#4F2870
HEX#4F2870
RGBrgb(79, 40, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1569, 0.4392
RGB percentages31%, 15.7%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(272.5, 47.4%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.5, 64.3%, 43.9%)
CMYK29.5%, 64.3%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,187,696
CSS custom property--colour: #4F2870;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.1 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#B0D78F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#033A72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A3B6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4A3648no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 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 11.6Midnight blue · ΔE 17.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9Purple · ΔE 26.6Indigo · ΔE 26.8Dark magenta · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#497028
Analogous#2B2870, #70286D
Triadic#704F28, #28704F
Split complementary#6D7028, #28702B
Tetradic#702B28, #497028, #286D70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B58ED6
Lighter +30%#9D68C9
Lighter +20%#8443BB
Lighter +10%#6A3596
Darker −10%#341B4A
Darker −20%#1A0D25
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#511583
Less saturated −25%#4D3B5D

Channel breakdown

R79
G40
B112
Red79 (31%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue272.5°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 28 · B 70

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