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Recognised as Colour

#4E4E5A

  • #4E4E5A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4E5A is a grey with RGB values 78, 78, 90 and HSL 240°, 7%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4E5A#4E4E5A
HEX#4E4E5A
RGBrgb(78, 78, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3059, 0.3529
RGB percentages30.6%, 30.6%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(240, 7.1%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 13.3%, 35.3%)
CMYK13.3%, 13.3%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,131,866
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4E5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#B1B1A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4F5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4F5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4C5052no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 20.2Gray · ΔE 21.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A5A4E
Analogous#4E545A, #544E5A
Triadic#5A4E4E, #4E5A4E
Split complementary#5A544E, #545A4E
Tetradic#5A4E54, #5A5A4E, #4E5A54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B5BF
Lighter +30%#9A9AA7
Lighter +20%#7E7E90
Lighter +10%#666675
Darker −10%#36363F
Darker −20%#1F1F23
Darker −30%#070708
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#39396F
Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R78
G78
B90
Red78 (30.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)7.14%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4E · B 5A

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