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Recognised as Colour

#4E415E

  • #4E415E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E415E is a violet with RGB values 78, 65, 94 and HSL 267°, 18%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E415E#4E415E
HEX#4E415E
RGBrgb(78, 65, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2549, 0.3686
RGB percentages30.6%, 25.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(266.9, 18.2%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 30.9%, 36.9%)
CMYK17%, 30.9%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,128,542
CSS custom property--colour: #4E415E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B1BEA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B465Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E475Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4C454Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 24.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 30Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4Gray · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#515E41
Analogous#41435E, #5D415E
Triadic#5E4E41, #415E4E
Split complementary#5E5D41, #425E41
Tetradic#5E4143, #515E41, #415E5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4A8C3
Lighter +30%#9A8AAE
Lighter +20%#806C99
Lighter +10%#67567C
Darker −10%#352C40
Darker −20%#1C1722
Darker −30%#030204
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C2D72
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R78
G65
B94
Red78 (30.6%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue266.9°
Saturation (HSL)18.24%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 41 · B 5E

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