Colour

#4E406C

#4E406C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E406C is a violet with RGB values 78, 64, 108 and HSL 259°, 26%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E406C

RGBrgb(78, 64, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.251, 0.4235

RGB percentages30.6%, 25.1%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(259.1, 25.6%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 40.7%, 42.4%)

CMYK27.8%, 40.7%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,128,300

CSS custom property--colour: #4E406C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.24:1

Contrast with white9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#B1BF93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#34486Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#37476Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#484751no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21 Steel blue · ΔE 31.5 Slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Dim grey · ΔE 31.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E6C40

Analogous#40486C, #64406C

Triadic#6C4E40, #406C4E

Split complementary#6C6440, #486C40

Tetradic#6C4048, #5E6C40, #406C64

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6ABCD

Lighter +30%#9A8BBA

Lighter +20%#7E6BA7

Lighter +10%#65538C

Darker −10%#372D4C

Darker −20%#201A2C

Darker −30%#09070C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#462B82

Less saturated −25%#565657

Channel breakdown

R78

G64

B108

Red78 (30.6%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue259.09°

Saturation (HSL)25.58%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 40 · B 6C

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