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Recognised as Colour

#4F3657

  • #4F3657
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F3657 is a violet with RGB values 79, 54, 87 and HSL 285°, 23%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4F3657#4F3657
HEX#4F3657
RGBrgb(79, 54, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2118, 0.3412
RGB percentages31%, 21.2%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(285.5, 23.4%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 37.9%, 34.1%)
CMYK9.2%, 37.9%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,191,255
CSS custom property--colour: #4F3657;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B0C9A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#313D58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#374056no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4F3A42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Dim grey · ΔE 29.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.2Slate grey · ΔE 33.3Black · ΔE 35.7Light slate grey · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E5736
Analogous#3F3657, #57364E
Triadic#574F36, #36574F
Split complementary#4E5736, #36573F
Tetradic#573F36, #3E5736, #364E57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B699C0
Lighter +30%#A07AAC
Lighter +20%#885D96
Lighter +10%#6C4A76
Darker −10%#322238
Darker −20%#160F18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#582469
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R79
G54
B87
Red79 (31%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue285.45°
Saturation (HSL)23.4%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 36 · B 57

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