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Recognised as Colour

#4D3556

  • #4D3556
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D3556 is a violet with RGB values 77, 53, 86 and HSL 284°, 24%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D3556#4D3556
HEX#4D3556
RGBrgb(77, 53, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2078, 0.3373
RGB percentages30.2%, 20.8%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(283.6, 23.7%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 38.4%, 33.7%)
CMYK10.5%, 38.4%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,059,926
CSS custom property--colour: #4D3556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#B2CAA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#303C57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#363F55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4D3941no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Dim grey · ΔE 29.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.1Slate grey · ΔE 33.6Black · ΔE 35.2Light slate grey · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E5635
Analogous#3D3556, #56354F
Triadic#564D35, #35564D
Split complementary#4F5635, #35563D
Tetradic#563D35, #3E5635, #354F56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B598BF
Lighter +30%#9E78AC
Lighter +20%#865C95
Lighter +10%#694876
Darker −10%#312236
Darker −20%#140E17
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#552467
Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R77
G53
B86
Red77 (30.2%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)23.74%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 35 · B 56

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