Colour

#4E3456

#4E3456
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E3456 is a violet with RGB values 78, 52, 86 and HSL 286°, 25%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E3456

RGBrgb(78, 52, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2039, 0.3373

RGB percentages30.6%, 20.4%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(285.9, 24.6%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 39.5%, 33.7%)

CMYK9.3%, 39.5%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,125,206

CSS custom property--colour: #4E3456;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.77:1

Contrast with white10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#B1CBA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F3C57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#363E55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4E3841no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6 Dim grey · ΔE 30.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.1 Slate grey · ΔE 34.3 Black · ΔE 35.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C5634

Analogous#3D3456, #56344D

Triadic#564E34, #34564E

Split complementary#4D5634, #34563D

Tetradic#563D34, #3C5634, #344D56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B696C0

Lighter +30%#A077AC

Lighter +20%#885A96

Lighter +10%#6B4776

Darker −10%#312136

Darker −20%#140E16

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#572367

Less saturated −25%#454545

Channel breakdown

R78

G52

B86

Red78 (30.6%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue285.88°

Saturation (HSL)24.64%

Lightness27.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 34 · B 56

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