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Recognised as Colour

#4F376F

  • #4F376F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F376F is a violet with RGB values 79, 55, 111 and HSL 266°, 34%, 33%. 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

#4F376F#4F376F
HEX#4F376F
RGBrgb(79, 55, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2157, 0.4353
RGB percentages31%, 21.6%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(265.7, 33.7%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 50.5%, 43.5%)
CMYK28.8%, 50.5%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,191,535
CSS custom property--colour: #4F376F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B0C890

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#264271no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C426Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#49414Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.9Midnight blue · ΔE 25.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 36.1Purple · ΔE 36.4Medium purple · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#576F37
Analogous#373B6F, #6B376F
Triadic#6F4F37, #376F4F
Split complementary#6F6B37, #3B6F37
Tetradic#6F373B, #576F37, #376F6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6A1D1
Lighter +30%#9B7FC0
Lighter +20%#805DAF
Lighter +10%#674891
Darker −10%#37264D
Darker −20%#1E152B
Darker −30%#060409
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C2284
Less saturated −25%#524C5A

Channel breakdown

R79
G55
B111
Red79 (31%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue265.71°
Saturation (HSL)33.73%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 37 · B 6F

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