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Colour

#4E4169

  • #4E4169
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E4169 is a violet with RGB values 78, 65, 105 and HSL 260°, 24%, 33%. 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#4E4169
RGBrgb(78, 65, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2549, 0.4118
RGB percentages30.6%, 25.5%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(259.5, 23.5%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 38.1%, 41.2%)
CMYK25.7%, 38.1%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,128,553
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4169;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0642WCAG 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 9.19:1
Contrast with white9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B1BE96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#37486Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#394768no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#494850no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Dim grey · ΔE 29.6Slate grey · ΔE 30.2Steel blue · ΔE 31.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 32Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C6941
Analogous#414869, #624169
Triadic#694E41, #41694E
Split complementary#696241, #486941
Tetradic#694148, #5C6941, #416962

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5ABCB
Lighter +30%#9A8BB7
Lighter +20%#7E6CA4
Lighter +10%#655588
Darker −10%#372D49
Darker −20%#1F1A2A
Darker −30%#08060A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#472C7E
Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R78
G65
B105
Red78 (30.6%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue259.5°
Saturation (HSL)23.53%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 41 · B 69

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