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Recognised as Colour

#493B68

  • #493B68
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#493B68 is a violet with RGB values 73, 59, 104 and HSL 259°, 28%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#493B68#493B68
HEX#493B68
RGBrgb(73, 59, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2314, 0.4078
RGB percentages28.6%, 23.1%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(258.7, 27.6%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.7, 43.3%, 40.8%)
CMYK29.8%, 43.3%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,336
CSS custom property--colour: #493B68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#B6C497

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E436Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#314267no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#43434Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Midnight blue · ΔE 31.8Steel blue · ΔE 33.1Dim grey · ΔE 33.7Slate grey · ΔE 34Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A683B
Analogous#3B4468, #5F3B68
Triadic#68493B, #3B6849
Split complementary#685F3B, #44683B
Tetradic#683B44, #5A683B, #3B685F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0A4CB
Lighter +30%#9483B9
Lighter +20%#7863A6
Lighter +10%#604D89
Darker −10%#322947
Darker −20%#1B1627
Darker −30%#040406
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#41277C
Less saturated −25%#514F54

Channel breakdown

R73
G59
B104
Red73 (28.6%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue258.67°
Saturation (HSL)27.61%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3B · B 68

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