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Recognised as Colour

#4E4258

  • #4E4258
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4258 is a violet with RGB values 78, 66, 88 and HSL 273°, 14%, 30%. 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

#4E4258#4E4258
HEX#4E4258
RGBrgb(78, 66, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2588, 0.3451
RGB percentages30.6%, 25.9%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(272.7, 14.3%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 25%, 34.5%)
CMYK11.4%, 25%, 0%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,128,792
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4258;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B1BDA7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F4659no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#414757no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4D454Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 23Slate grey · ΔE 25.9Gray · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7Black · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C5842
Analogous#434258, #584257
Triadic#584E42, #42584E
Split complementary#575842, #425843
Tetradic#584342, #4C5842, #425758

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4A8BE
Lighter +30%#9B8BA8
Lighter +20%#826E92
Lighter +10%#685875
Darker −10%#342C3B
Darker −20%#1A161E
Darker −30%#010001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#502F6B
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R78
G66
B88
Red78 (30.6%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 42 · B 58

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