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Recognised as Colour

#4E4252

  • #4E4252
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4252 is a violet with RGB values 78, 66, 82 and HSL 285°, 11%, 29%. 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

#4E4252#4E4252
HEX#4E4252
RGBrgb(78, 66, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2588, 0.3216
RGB percentages30.6%, 25.9%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(285, 10.8%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 19.5%, 32.2%)
CMYK4.9%, 19.5%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,128,786
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B1BDAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#404553no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#434651no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4E4447no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Gray · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Black · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#465242
Analogous#464252, #52424E
Triadic#524E42, #42524E
Split complementary#4E5242, #425246
Tetradic#524642, #465242, #424E52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4A7B9
Lighter +30%#9C8BA2
Lighter +20%#846F8B
Lighter +10%#69596E
Darker −10%#332B36
Darker −20%#181519
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#573065
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R78
G66
B82
Red78 (30.6%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)10.81%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 42 · B 52

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