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Colour

#4D4357

  • #4D4357
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D4357 is a violet with RGB values 77, 67, 87 and HSL 270°, 13%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4D4357#4D4357
HEX#4D4357
RGBrgb(77, 67, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2627, 0.3412
RGB percentages30.2%, 26.3%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(270, 13%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 23%, 34.1%)
CMYK11.5%, 23%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,063,511
CSS custom property--colour: #4D4357;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B2BCA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#404658no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#424756no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#4C464Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.5Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Gray · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 28Black · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D5743
Analogous#434357, #574357
Triadic#574D43, #43574D
Split complementary#575743, #435743
Tetradic#574343, #4D5743, #435757

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3A9BD
Lighter +30%#9A8CA7
Lighter +20%#807090
Lighter +10%#675974
Darker −10%#342D3A
Darker −20%#1A171D
Darker −30%#010001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D306A
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R77
G67
B87
Red77 (30.2%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)12.99%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 43 · B 57

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