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Recognised as Colour

#4D355B

  • #4D355B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D355B is a violet with RGB values 77, 53, 91 and HSL 278°, 26%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D355B#4D355B
HEX#4D355B
RGBrgb(77, 53, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2078, 0.3569
RGB percentages30.2%, 20.8%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(277.9, 26.4%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 41.8%, 35.7%)
CMYK15.4%, 41.8%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,059,931
CSS custom property--colour: #4D355B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.63:1
Contrast with white10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B2CAA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E3D5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#343F5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4C3A43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9Dim grey · ΔE 32Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.3Slate grey · ΔE 34.7Midnight blue · ΔE 35.1Light slate grey · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#435B35
Analogous#3A355B, #5B3556
Triadic#5B4D35, #355B4D
Split complementary#565B35, #355B3A
Tetradic#5B3A35, #435B35, #35565B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B499C3
Lighter +30%#9C78B1
Lighter +20%#845B9B
Lighter +10%#68487B
Darker −10%#32223B
Darker −20%#160F1B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#52236D
Less saturated −25%#484749

Channel breakdown

R77
G53
B91
Red77 (30.2%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue277.89°
Saturation (HSL)26.39%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 35 · B 5B

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