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Recognised as Colour

#4B375D

  • #4B375D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B375D is a violet with RGB values 75, 55, 93 and HSL 272°, 26%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4B375D#4B375D
HEX#4B375D
RGBrgb(75, 55, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2157, 0.3647
RGB percentages29.4%, 21.6%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(271.6, 25.7%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 40.9%, 36.5%)
CMYK19.4%, 40.9%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,929,373
CSS custom property--colour: #4B375D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B4C8A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F3F5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#34405Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#493D45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7Dim grey · ΔE 31.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.3Slate grey · ΔE 33.7Midnight blue · ΔE 35.2Steel blue · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495D37
Analogous#38375D, #5D375C
Triadic#5D4B37, #375D4B
Split complementary#5C5D37, #375D38
Tetradic#5D3837, #495D37, #375C5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B19CC4
Lighter +30%#987CB1
Lighter +20%#7F5D9D
Lighter +10%#654A7D
Darker −10%#31243D
Darker −20%#17111D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C2470
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R75
G55
B93
Red75 (29.4%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue271.58°
Saturation (HSL)25.68%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 37 · B 5D

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