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Recognised as Colour

#4F395F

  • #4F395F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F395F is a violet with RGB values 79, 57, 95 and HSL 275°, 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

#4F395F#4F395F
HEX#4F395F
RGBrgb(79, 57, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2235, 0.3725
RGB percentages31%, 22.4%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(274.7, 25%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 40%, 37.3%)
CMYK16.8%, 40%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,192,031
CSS custom property--colour: #4F395F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B0C6A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#324160no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#37425Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4D3E47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7Dim grey · ΔE 30.9Slate grey · ΔE 33.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.5Light slate grey · ΔE 35.4Steel blue · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495F39
Analogous#3C395F, #5F395C
Triadic#5F4F39, #395F4F
Split complementary#5C5F39, #395F3C
Tetradic#5F3C39, #495F39, #395C5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B59FC5
Lighter +30%#9D7FB2
Lighter +20%#845F9F
Lighter +10%#6A4C7F
Darker −10%#34263F
Darker −20%#1A131F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#522672
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R79
G57
B95
Red79 (31%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue274.74°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 39 · B 5F

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