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Recognised as Colour

#4F2F99

  • #4F2F99
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4F2F99 is a violet with RGB values 79, 47, 153 and HSL 258°, 53%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#4F2F99#4F2F99
HEX#4F2F99
RGBrgb(79, 47, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1843, 0.6
RGB percentages31%, 18.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(258.1, 53%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.1, 69.3%, 60%)
CMYK48.4%, 69.3%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,189,529
CSS custom property--colour: #4F2F99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B0D066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00479Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004397no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#384960no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 7.3Indigo · ΔE 14.5Midnight blue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 18Navy · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79992F
Analogous#2F4499, #842F99
Triadic#994F2F, #2F994F
Split complementary#99842F, #44992F
Tetradic#992F44, #79992F, #2F9984

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFAEE6
Lighter +30%#A087DA
Lighter +20%#8160CE
Lighter +10%#633BC0
Darker −10%#3B2372
Darker −20%#27174B
Darker −30%#130B24
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4516B2
Less saturated −25%#594880

Channel breakdown

R79
G47
B153
Red79 (31%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue258.11°
Saturation (HSL)53%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 2F · B 99

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