Colour

#4E4958

#4E4958
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4958 is a violet with RGB values 78, 73, 88 and HSL 260°, 9%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4E4958

RGBrgb(78, 73, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2863, 0.3451

RGB percentages30.6%, 28.6%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(260, 9.3%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 17%, 34.5%)

CMYK11.4%, 17%, 0%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,130,584

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4958;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.69:1

Contrast with white8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#B1B6A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#464B59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#474B58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4C4B4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Gray · ΔE 23.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Steel blue · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#535849

Analogous#494B58, #564958

Triadic#584E49, #49584E

Split complementary#585649, #4B5849

Tetradic#58494C, #535849, #495856

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4B0BD

Lighter +30%#9A94A6

Lighter +20%#80788F

Lighter +10%#676074

Darker −10%#35323C

Darker −20%#1D1B20

Darker −30%#040404

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#47356C

Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R78

G73

B88

Red78 (30.6%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)9.32%

Lightness31.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 49 · B 58

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