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Recognised as Colour

#4F485E

  • #4F485E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4F485E is a violet with RGB values 79, 72, 94 and HSL 259°, 13%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4F485E#4F485E
HEX#4F485E
RGBrgb(79, 72, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2824, 0.3686
RGB percentages31%, 28.2%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(259.1, 13.3%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 23.4%, 36.9%)
CMYK16%, 23.4%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,195,870
CSS custom property--colour: #4F485E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B0B7A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444B5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#454B5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4C4B4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 23.1Gray · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#575E48
Analogous#484C5E, #5A485E
Triadic#5E4F48, #485E4F
Split complementary#5E5A48, #4C5E48
Tetradic#5E484C, #575E48, #485E5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6B0C2
Lighter +30%#9B93AC
Lighter +20%#807696
Lighter +10%#675E7B
Darker −10%#373241
Darker −20%#1E1C24
Darker −30%#060607
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#473373
Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R79
G72
B94
Red79 (31%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue259.09°
Saturation (HSL)13.25%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 48 · B 5E

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