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Recognised as Colour

#493B45

  • #493B45
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#493B45 is a magenta with RGB values 73, 59, 69 and HSL 317°, 11%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#493B45#493B45
HEX#493B45
RGBrgb(73, 59, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2314, 0.2706
RGB percentages28.6%, 23.1%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(317.1, 10.6%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 19.2%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 19.2%, 5.5%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,301
CSS custom property--colour: #493B45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#B6C4BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B3E45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E4045no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4B3B3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.4Black · ΔE 28.1Gray · ΔE 28.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B493F
Analogous#463B49, #493B3E
Triadic#45493B, #3B4549
Split complementary#3E493B, #3B4946
Tetradic#49463B, #3B493F, #3B3E49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B19FAC
Lighter +30%#9A8394
Lighter +20%#81697A
Lighter +10%#655260
Darker −10%#2D242A
Darker −20%#110D10
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A2B4C
Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R73
G59
B69
Red73 (28.6%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue317.14°
Saturation (HSL)10.61%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3B · B 45

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