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Recognised as Colour

#4E395F

  • #4E395F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E395F is a violet with RGB values 78, 57, 95 and HSL 273°, 25%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E395F#4E395F
HEX#4E395F
RGBrgb(78, 57, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2235, 0.3725
RGB percentages30.6%, 22.4%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(273.2, 25%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 40%, 37.3%)
CMYK17.9%, 40%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,126,495
CSS custom property--colour: #4E395F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B1C6A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#314160no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#36425Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4C3F47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7Dim grey · ΔE 30.8Slate grey · ΔE 33Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.3Light slate grey · ΔE 35.3Steel blue · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A5F39
Analogous#3B395F, #5F395D
Triadic#5F4E39, #395F4E
Split complementary#5D5F39, #395F3B
Tetradic#5F3B39, #4A5F39, #395D5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B49FC5
Lighter +30%#9B7FB2
Lighter +20%#825F9F
Lighter +10%#684C7F
Darker −10%#34263F
Darker −20%#1A131F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#502672
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R78
G57
B95
Red78 (30.6%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue273.16°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 39 · B 5F

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