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Colour

#473D4A

  • #473D4A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#473D4A is a violet with RGB values 71, 61, 74 and HSL 286°, 10%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#473D4A#473D4A
HEX#473D4A
RGBrgb(71, 61, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2392, 0.2902
RGB percentages27.8%, 23.9%, 29%
HSLhsl(286.2, 9.6%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 17.6%, 29%)
CMYK4.1%, 17.6%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,668,746
CSS custom property--colour: #473D4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B8C2B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C404Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E414Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#473E41no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.5Dim grey · ΔE 19.7Slate grey · ΔE 27.6Gray · ΔE 28Black · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#404A3D
Analogous#413D4A, #4A3D46
Triadic#4A473D, #3D4A47
Split complementary#474A3D, #3D4A41
Tetradic#4A413D, #404A3D, #3D464A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEA1B2
Lighter +30%#96859B
Lighter +20%#7D6B82
Lighter +10%#625466
Darker −10%#2C262E
Darker −20%#110F12
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#502C5B
Less saturated −25%#444444

Channel breakdown

R71
G61
B74
Red71 (27.8%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue286.15°
Saturation (HSL)9.63%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 3D · B 4A

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