Colour

#4E475F

#4E475F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E475F is a violet with RGB values 78, 71, 95 and HSL 258°, 14%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E475F#4E475F

HEX#4E475F

RGBrgb(78, 71, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2784, 0.3725

RGB percentages30.6%, 27.8%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(257.5, 14.5%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 25.3%, 37.3%)

CMYK17.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,130,079

CSS custom property--colour: #4E475F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06952WCAG 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 8.78:1

Contrast with white8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B1B8A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424B60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#434A5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4B4B4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Gray · ΔE 26.9 Steel blue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#585F47

Analogous#474C5F, #5A475F

Triadic#5F4E47, #475F4E

Split complementary#5F5A47, #4C5F47

Tetradic#5F474C, #585F47, #475F5A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5AFC3

Lighter +30%#9A92AD

Lighter +20%#7F7597

Lighter +10%#665D7C

Darker −10%#363142

Darker −20%#1E1B25

Darker −30%#060607

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#453274

Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R78

G71

B95

Red78 (30.6%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue257.5°

Saturation (HSL)14.46%

Lightness32.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 47 · B 5F

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