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Recognised as Colour

#4F406E

  • #4F406E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F406E is a violet with RGB values 79, 64, 110 and HSL 260°, 26%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4F406E#4F406E
HEX#4F406E
RGBrgb(79, 64, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.251, 0.4314
RGB percentages31%, 25.1%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(259.6, 26.4%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 41.8%, 43.1%)
CMYK28.2%, 41.8%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,193,838
CSS custom property--colour: #4F406E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B0BF91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#344870no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#36476Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#494851no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.7Steel blue · ΔE 31.7Midnight blue · ΔE 32.5Slate grey · ΔE 32.7Dim grey · ΔE 33Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F6E40
Analogous#40486E, #66406E
Triadic#6E4F40, #406E4F
Split complementary#6E6640, #486E40
Tetradic#6E4048, #5F6E40, #406E66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7ACCE
Lighter +30%#9B8BBC
Lighter +20%#7F6BA9
Lighter +10%#66538E
Darker −10%#382D4E
Darker −20%#211A2E
Darker −30%#0A080D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#472A84
Less saturated −25%#575658

Channel breakdown

R79
G64
B110
Red79 (31%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue259.57°
Saturation (HSL)26.44%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 40 · B 6E

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