Colour

#4B395E

#4B395E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B395E is a violet with RGB values 75, 57, 94 and HSL 269°, 25%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4B395E

RGBrgb(75, 57, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2235, 0.3686

RGB percentages29.4%, 22.4%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(269.2, 24.5%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 39.4%, 36.9%)

CMYK20.2%, 39.4%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,929,886

CSS custom property--colour: #4B395E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.26:1

Contrast with white10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#B4C6A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#31405Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#35415Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#483F47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Dim grey · ΔE 30.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.2 Slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Steel blue · ΔE 34.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C5E39

Analogous#393A5E, #5D395E

Triadic#5E4B39, #395E4B

Split complementary#5E5E39, #395E39

Tetradic#5E393A, #4C5E39, #395E5D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B19FC4

Lighter +30%#977FB1

Lighter +20%#7E609D

Lighter +10%#644C7E

Darker −10%#32263E

Darker −20%#18121F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A2671

Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R75

G57

B94

Red75 (29.4%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue269.19°

Saturation (HSL)24.5%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 39 · B 5E

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