Colour

#4F4454

#4F4454
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4F4454 is a violet with RGB values 79, 68, 84 and HSL 281°, 11%, 30%. 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

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HEX#4F4454

RGBrgb(79, 68, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2667, 0.3294

RGB percentages31%, 26.7%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(281.3, 10.5%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 19%, 32.9%)

CMYK6%, 19%, 0%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,194,836

CSS custom property--colour: #4F4454;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1

Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#B0BBAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424755no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#444853no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4F4649no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Gray · ΔE 25.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7 Black · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#495444

Analogous#474454, #544451

Triadic#544F44, #44544F

Split complementary#515444, #445447

Tetradic#544744, #495444, #445154

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5AABA

Lighter +30%#9D8EA3

Lighter +20%#84728C

Lighter +10%#6A5B70

Darker −10%#342D38

Darker −20%#1A161C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#563167

Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R79

G68

B84

Red79 (31%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue281.25°

Saturation (HSL)10.53%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 44 · B 54

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