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Recognised as Colour

#4F4660

  • #4F4660
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4F4660 is a violet with RGB values 79, 70, 96 and HSL 261°, 16%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4F4660#4F4660
HEX#4F4660
RGBrgb(79, 70, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2745, 0.3765
RGB percentages31%, 27.5%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(260.8, 15.7%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 27.1%, 37.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 27.1%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,195,360
CSS custom property--colour: #4F4660;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B0B99F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414A61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#424A5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4C4A4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3Gray · ΔE 27.8Steel blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#576046
Analogous#464A60, #5C4660
Triadic#604F46, #46604F
Split complementary#605C46, #4A6046
Tetradic#60464A, #576046, #46605C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6AEC4
Lighter +30%#9B91AE
Lighter +20%#807399
Lighter +10%#675C7D
Darker −10%#373043
Darker −20%#1E1B25
Darker −30%#060508
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#493175
Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R79
G70
B96
Red79 (31%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue260.77°
Saturation (HSL)15.66%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 46 · B 60

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