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Recognised as Colour

#4F376B

  • #4F376B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F376B is a violet with RGB values 79, 55, 107 and HSL 268°, 32%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4F376B#4F376B
HEX#4F376B
RGBrgb(79, 55, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2157, 0.4196
RGB percentages31%, 21.6%, 42%
HSLhsl(267.7, 32.1%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.7, 48.6%, 42%)
CMYK26.2%, 48.6%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,191,531
CSS custom property--colour: #4F376B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B0C894

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#29416Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F426Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#4A404Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Midnight blue · ΔE 27.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.6Steel blue · ΔE 36.5Purple · ΔE 38Slate blue · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#536B37
Analogous#37396B, #69376B
Triadic#6B4F37, #376B4F
Split complementary#6B6937, #396B37
Tetradic#6B3739, #536B37, #376B69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5A0CE
Lighter +30%#9B7EBD
Lighter +20%#815DAB
Lighter +10%#68488D
Darker −10%#362649
Darker −20%#1D1428
Darker −30%#040306
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D237F
Less saturated −25%#514B57

Channel breakdown

R79
G55
B107
Red79 (31%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue267.69°
Saturation (HSL)32.1%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 37 · B 6B

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