Recognised as Colour

#4F374F

#4F374F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4F374F is a magenta with RGB values 79, 55, 79 and HSL 300°, 18%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4F374F#4F374F

HEX#4F374F

RGBrgb(79, 55, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2157, 0.3098

RGB percentages31%, 21.6%, 31%

HSLhsl(300, 17.9%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 30.4%, 31%)

CMYK0%, 30.4%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,191,503

CSS custom property--colour: #4F374F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.54:1

Contrast with white10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#B0C8B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#353D50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B404Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#513940no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Slate grey · ΔE 31.5 Black · ΔE 32.5 Gray · ΔE 32.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#374F37

Analogous#43374F, #4F3743

Triadic#4F4F37, #374F4F

Split complementary#434F37, #374F43

Tetradic#4F4337, #374F37, #37434F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B89AB8

Lighter +30%#A37CA3

Lighter +20%#8B618B

Lighter +10%#6D4C6D

Darker −10%#312231

Darker −20%#130D13

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#602660

Less saturated −25%#434343

Channel breakdown

R79

G55

B79

Red79 (31%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)17.91%

Lightness26.27%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 37 · B 4F

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