Colour

#4E4359

#4E4359
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4359 is a violet with RGB values 78, 67, 89 and HSL 270°, 14%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4359#4E4359

HEX#4E4359

RGBrgb(78, 67, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2627, 0.349

RGB percentages30.6%, 26.3%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(270, 14.1%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 24.7%, 34.9%)

CMYK12.4%, 24.7%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,129,049

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.25:1

Contrast with white9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#B1BCA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F475Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#414758no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4D464Bno 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 text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Gray · ΔE 27.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Steel blue · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E5943

Analogous#434359, #594359

Triadic#594E43, #43594E

Split complementary#595943, #435943

Tetradic#594343, #4E5943, #435959

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4A9BF

Lighter +30%#9B8CA9

Lighter +20%#816F93

Lighter +10%#685976

Darker −10%#352D3C

Darker −20%#1B171F

Darker −30%#020102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E306D

Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R78

G67

B89

Red78 (30.6%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)14.1%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 43 · B 59

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