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Recognised as Colour

#48404D

  • #48404D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#48404D is a violet with RGB values 72, 64, 77 and HSL 277°, 9%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#48404D#48404D
HEX#48404D
RGBrgb(72, 64, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.251, 0.302
RGB percentages28.2%, 25.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(276.9, 9.2%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 16.9%, 30.2%)
CMYK6.5%, 16.9%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,735,053
CSS custom property--colour: #48404D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#B7BFB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E424Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#40434Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#484144no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5Dim grey · ΔE 18.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Gray · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2Black · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#454D40
Analogous#42404D, #4D404C
Triadic#4D4840, #404D48
Split complementary#4B4D40, #404D42
Tetradic#4D4240, #454D40, #404C4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEA5B4
Lighter +30%#95899D
Lighter +20%#7C6E85
Lighter +10%#625769
Darker −10%#2E2931
Darker −20%#141215
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C2E5F
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R72
G64
B77
Red72 (28.2%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue276.92°
Saturation (HSL)9.22%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 40 · B 4D

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