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Recognised as Colour

#4E356F

  • #4E356F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E356F is a violet with RGB values 78, 53, 111 and HSL 266°, 35%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E356F#4E356F
HEX#4E356F
RGBrgb(78, 53, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2078, 0.4353
RGB percentages30.6%, 20.8%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(265.9, 35.4%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 52.3%, 43.5%)
CMYK29.7%, 52.3%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,125,487
CSS custom property--colour: #4E356F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#B1CA90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#234171no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#29416Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#48404Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13Midnight blue · ΔE 24.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 35.2Purple · ΔE 35.3Medium purple · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#566F35
Analogous#35396F, #6B356F
Triadic#6F4E35, #356F4E
Split complementary#6F6B35, #396F35
Tetradic#6F3539, #566F35, #356F6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B59FD1
Lighter +30%#9A7CC1
Lighter +20%#7F5AB0
Lighter +10%#664592
Darker −10%#36254C
Darker −20%#1D142A
Darker −30%#050407
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4B2184
Less saturated −25%#514A5A

Channel breakdown

R78
G53
B111
Red78 (30.6%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue265.86°
Saturation (HSL)35.37%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 35 · B 6F

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