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Recognised as Colour

#4E3558

  • #4E3558
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E3558 is a violet with RGB values 78, 53, 88 and HSL 283°, 25%, 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

#4E3558#4E3558
HEX#4E3558
RGBrgb(78, 53, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2078, 0.3451
RGB percentages30.6%, 20.8%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(282.9, 24.8%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 39.8%, 34.5%)
CMYK11.4%, 39.8%, 0%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,125,464
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3558;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B1CAA7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#303D59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#363F57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4E3942no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Dim grey · ΔE 30.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.2Slate grey · ΔE 34.1Black · ΔE 36.2Light slate grey · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F5835
Analogous#3D3558, #583551
Triadic#584E35, #35584E
Split complementary#505835, #35583D
Tetradic#583D35, #3F5835, #355058

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B598C1
Lighter +30%#9E78AE
Lighter +20%#865B98
Lighter +10%#6A4878
Darker −10%#322238
Darker −20%#160F18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#56236A
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R78
G53
B88
Red78 (30.6%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)24.82%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 35 · B 58

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