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Recognised as Colour

#4E465C

  • #4E465C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E465C is a violet with RGB values 78, 70, 92 and HSL 262°, 14%, 32%. 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

#4E465C#4E465C
HEX#4E465C
RGBrgb(78, 70, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2745, 0.3608
RGB percentages30.6%, 27.5%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(261.8, 13.6%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 23.9%, 36.1%)
CMYK15.2%, 23.9%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,820
CSS custom property--colour: #4E465C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B1B9A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#42495Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#434A5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4C494Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 24Gray · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#545C46
Analogous#46495C, #59465C
Triadic#5C4E46, #465C4E
Split complementary#5C5946, #495C46
Tetradic#5C4649, #545C46, #465C59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4ADC1
Lighter +30%#9A90AB
Lighter +20%#7F7395
Lighter +10%#675C79
Darker −10%#35303F
Darker −20%#1D1A22
Darker −30%#040405
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#483270
Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R78
G70
B92
Red78 (30.6%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)13.58%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 46 · B 5C

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