Colour
#4F289D
- #4F289D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4F289D is a violet with RGB values 79, 40, 157 and HSL 260°, 59%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4F289D#4F289D
HEX#4F289D
RGBrgb(79, 40, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1569, 0.6157
RGB percentages31%, 15.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(260, 59.4%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 74.5%, 61.6%)
CMYK49.7%, 74.5%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,187,741
CSS custom property--colour: #4F289D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#B0D762
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#769D28
Analogous#283B9D, #8A289D
Triadic#9D4F28, #289D4F
Split complementary#9D8A28, #3C9D28
Tetradic#9D283C, #769D28, #289D8A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R79
G40
B157
Red79 (31%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)59.39%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 28 · B 9D
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