Colour

#4F395E

#4F395E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F395E is a violet with RGB values 79, 57, 94 and HSL 276°, 25%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4F395E

RGBrgb(79, 57, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2235, 0.3686

RGB percentages31%, 22.4%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(275.7, 24.5%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 39.4%, 36.9%)

CMYK16%, 39.4%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,192,030

CSS custom property--colour: #4F395E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.1:1

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

Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#B0C6A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#32415Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#37425Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4D3E47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4 Dim grey · ΔE 30.4 Slate grey · ΔE 32.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.2 Steel blue · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#485E39

Analogous#3C395E, #5E395B

Triadic#5E4F39, #395E4F

Split complementary#5B5E39, #395E3D

Tetradic#5E3D39, #485E39, #395B5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B59FC4

Lighter +30%#9D7FB1

Lighter +20%#84609D

Lighter +10%#6A4C7E

Darker −10%#34263E

Darker −20%#1A121F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#532671

Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R79

G57

B94

Red79 (31%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue275.68°

Saturation (HSL)24.5%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 39 · B 5E

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