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Recognised as Colour

#4D4460

  • #4D4460
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D4460 is a violet with RGB values 77, 68, 96 and HSL 259°, 17%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4D4460#4D4460
HEX#4D4460
RGBrgb(77, 68, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2667, 0.3765
RGB percentages30.2%, 26.7%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(259.3, 17.1%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 29.2%, 37.6%)
CMYK19.8%, 29.2%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,063,776
CSS custom property--colour: #4D4460;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B2BB9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E4861no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F485Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4A484Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.7Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Gray · ΔE 29.2Steel blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#576044
Analogous#444960, #5B4460
Triadic#604D44, #44604D
Split complementary#605B44, #496044
Tetradic#604449, #576044, #44605B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4ACC4
Lighter +30%#998EAF
Lighter +20%#7E709A
Lighter +10%#65597E
Darker −10%#352F42
Darker −20%#1D1A24
Darker −30%#050506
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#462F74
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R77
G68
B96
Red77 (30.2%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue259.29°
Saturation (HSL)17.07%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 44 · B 60

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