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Colour

#4E4857

  • #4E4857
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4857 is a violet with RGB values 78, 72, 87 and HSL 264°, 9%, 31%. 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

#4E4857#4E4857
HEX#4E4857
RGBrgb(78, 72, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2824, 0.3412
RGB percentages30.6%, 28.2%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(264, 9.4%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 17.2%, 34.1%)
CMYK10.3%, 17.2%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,130,327
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4857;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B1B7A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#454A58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#464B57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#4D4A4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.1Slate grey · ΔE 22.8Gray · ΔE 24Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Black · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#515748
Analogous#484A57, #564857
Triadic#574E48, #48574E
Split complementary#575648, #4A5748
Tetradic#57484A, #515748, #485756

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4AFBC
Lighter +30%#9A93A5
Lighter +20%#80778E
Lighter +10%#675F73
Darker −10%#35313B
Darker −20%#1C1A1F
Darker −30%#030303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A346B
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R78
G72
B87
Red78 (30.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)9.43%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 48 · B 57

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