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Recognised as Colour

#493A47

  • #493A47
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#493A47 is a magenta with RGB values 73, 58, 71 and HSL 308°, 11%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#493A47#493A47
HEX#493A47
RGBrgb(73, 58, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2275, 0.2784
RGB percentages28.6%, 22.7%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(308, 11.5%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308, 20.5%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 2.7%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,047
CSS custom property--colour: #493A47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B6C5B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A3D48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D3F46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4A3B3Eno 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 text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6Black · ΔE 28.5Gray · ΔE 29.2Slate grey · ΔE 29.2Light slate grey · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A493C
Analogous#443A49, #493A3F
Triadic#47493A, #3A4749
Split complementary#3F493A, #3A4943
Tetradic#49433A, #3A493C, #3A3F49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B29DAF
Lighter +30%#9B8197
Lighter +20%#82677E
Lighter +10%#655163
Darker −10%#2D232B
Darker −20%#100D10
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#592A53
Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R73
G58
B71
Red73 (28.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue308°
Saturation (HSL)11.45%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3A · B 47

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