Colour

#4F4359

#4F4359
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4F4359 is a violet with RGB values 79, 67, 89 and HSL 273°, 14%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4F4359#4F4359

HEX#4F4359

RGBrgb(79, 67, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2627, 0.349

RGB percentages31%, 26.3%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(272.7, 14.1%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 24.7%, 34.9%)

CMYK11.2%, 24.7%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,194,585

CSS custom property--colour: #4F4359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.21:1

Contrast with white9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#B0BCA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#40475Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#424858no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4E464Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Gray · ΔE 27.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Steel blue · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D5943

Analogous#444359, #594358

Triadic#594F43, #43594F

Split complementary#585943, #435944

Tetradic#594443, #4D5943, #435859

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5A9BF

Lighter +30%#9C8CA9

Lighter +20%#836F93

Lighter +10%#695976

Darker −10%#352D3C

Darker −20%#1B171F

Darker −30%#020102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#51306D

Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R79

G67

B89

Red79 (31%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue272.73°

Saturation (HSL)14.1%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 43 · B 59

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