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Recognised as Colour

#4F4355

  • #4F4355
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4F4355 is a violet with RGB values 79, 67, 85 and HSL 280°, 12%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4F4355#4F4355
HEX#4F4355
RGBrgb(79, 67, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2627, 0.3333
RGB percentages31%, 26.3%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(280, 11.8%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 21.2%, 33.3%)
CMYK7.1%, 21.2%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,194,581
CSS custom property--colour: #4F4355;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B0BCAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414656no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#434854no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4F4549no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.3Gray · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Black · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495543
Analogous#464355, #554352
Triadic#554F43, #43554F
Split complementary#525543, #435546
Tetradic#554643, #495543, #435255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5A9BB
Lighter +30%#9D8CA5
Lighter +20%#84708E
Lighter +10%#6A5972
Darker −10%#342D38
Darker −20%#1A161C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#553068
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R79
G67
B85
Red79 (31%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)11.84%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 43 · B 55

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