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Recognised as Colour

#4E4859

  • #4E4859
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4859 is a violet with RGB values 78, 72, 89 and HSL 261°, 11%, 32%. 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

#4E4859#4E4859
HEX#4E4859
RGBrgb(78, 72, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2824, 0.349
RGB percentages30.6%, 28.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(261.2, 10.6%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 19.1%, 34.9%)
CMYK12.4%, 19.1%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,130,329
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4859;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B1B7A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#454B5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#464B58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4C4A4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 22.8Gray · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#535948
Analogous#484A59, #574859
Triadic#594E48, #48594E
Split complementary#595748, #4A5948
Tetradic#59484A, #535948, #485957

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4AFBE
Lighter +30%#9A93A7
Lighter +20%#807691
Lighter +10%#675F75
Darker −10%#35313D
Darker −20%#1D1A21
Darker −30%#040404
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#48346D
Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R78
G72
B89
Red78 (30.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue261.18°
Saturation (HSL)10.56%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 48 · B 59

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