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Recognised as Colour

#4E4566

  • #4E4566
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4566 is a violet with RGB values 78, 69, 102 and HSL 256°, 19%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4566#4E4566
HEX#4E4566
RGBrgb(78, 69, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2706, 0.4
RGB percentages30.6%, 27.1%, 40%
HSLhsl(256.4, 19.3%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 32.4%, 40%)
CMYK23.5%, 32.4%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,574
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4566;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B1BA99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4A67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E4A65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#494A51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6645
Analogous#454D66, #5F4566
Triadic#664E45, #45664E
Split complementary#665F45, #4D6645
Tetradic#66454D, #5D6645, #45665F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6AEC9
Lighter +30%#9A90B4
Lighter +20%#7E729F
Lighter +10%#655A84
Darker −10%#373048
Darker −20%#1F1C29
Darker −30%#08070B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#44307B
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R78
G69
B102
Red78 (30.6%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue256.36°
Saturation (HSL)19.3%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 45 · B 66

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