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Recognised as Colour

#4E3C5B

  • #4E3C5B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E3C5B is a violet with RGB values 78, 60, 91 and HSL 275°, 21%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E3C5B#4E3C5B
HEX#4E3C5B
RGBrgb(78, 60, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2353, 0.3569
RGB percentages30.6%, 23.5%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(274.8, 20.5%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.8, 34.1%, 35.7%)
CMYK14.3%, 34.1%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,127,259
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3C5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05607WCAG 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 9.9:1
Contrast with white9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#B1C3A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#37425Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B435Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4D4047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 26.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 29Dark slateblue · ΔE 29Slate grey · ΔE 30Light slate grey · ΔE 32.6Gray · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 26.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495B3C
Analogous#3F3C5B, #5B3C59
Triadic#5B4E3C, #3C5B4E
Split complementary#585B3C, #3C5B3F
Tetradic#5B3F3C, #495B3C, #3C595B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4A2C1
Lighter +30%#9B83AD
Lighter +20%#836598
Lighter +10%#68507A
Darker −10%#34283C
Darker −20%#19131E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#51296E
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R78
G60
B91
Red78 (30.6%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue274.84°
Saturation (HSL)20.53%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 3C · B 5B

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