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Colour

#4F4B59

  • #4F4B59
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4F4B59 is a violet with RGB values 79, 75, 89 and HSL 257°, 9%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4F4B59#4F4B59
HEX#4F4B59
RGBrgb(79, 75, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2941, 0.349
RGB percentages31%, 29.4%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(257.1, 8.5%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 15.7%, 34.9%)
CMYK11.2%, 15.7%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,196,633
CSS custom property--colour: #4F4B59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#B0B4A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#484D5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#494D59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4D4D50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Gray · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55594B
Analogous#4B4E59, #564B59
Triadic#594F4B, #4B594F
Split complementary#59564B, #4E594B
Tetradic#594B4E, #55594B, #4B5956

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B2BE
Lighter +30%#9B96A7
Lighter +20%#817B8F
Lighter +10%#686275
Darker −10%#36343D
Darker −20%#1E1C22
Darker −30%#050506
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#46376D
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R79
G75
B89
Red79 (31%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)8.54%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 4B · B 59

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