Colour

#4F4456

#4F4456
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4F4456 is a violet with RGB values 79, 68, 86 and HSL 277°, 12%, 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#4F4456

RGBrgb(79, 68, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2667, 0.3373

RGB percentages31%, 26.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(276.7, 11.7%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 20.9%, 33.7%)

CMYK8.1%, 20.9%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,194,838

CSS custom property--colour: #4F4456;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.16:1

Contrast with white9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#B0BBA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424757no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#444855no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4E464Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21 Slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Gray · ΔE 26.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Black · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B5644

Analogous#464456, #564454

Triadic#564F44, #44564F

Split complementary#545644, #445646

Tetradic#564644, #4B5644, #445456

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5AABC

Lighter +30%#9C8EA5

Lighter +20%#83718F

Lighter +10%#695B72

Darker −10%#352D3A

Darker −20%#1B171D

Darker −30%#010001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#533169

Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R79

G68

B86

Red79 (31%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue276.67°

Saturation (HSL)11.69%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 44 · B 56

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