Colour

#493C47

#493C47
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#493C47 is a magenta with RGB values 73, 60, 71 and HSL 309°, 10%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#493C47

RGBrgb(73, 60, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2353, 0.2784

RGB percentages28.6%, 23.5%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(309.2, 9.8%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.2, 17.8%, 28.6%)

CMYK0%, 17.8%, 2.7%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,799,559

CSS custom property--colour: #493C47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.39:1

Contrast with white10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#B6C3B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C3F47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F4047no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4A3D40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Gray · ΔE 28.1 Slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Black · ΔE 28.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3C493E

Analogous#443C49, #493C41

Triadic#47493C, #3C4749

Split complementary#41493C, #3C4944

Tetradic#49443C, #3C493E, #3C4149

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B1A0AE

Lighter +30%#9A8497

Lighter +20%#816A7D

Lighter +10%#655362

Darker −10%#2D252C

Darker −20%#110E11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A2B53

Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R73

G60

B71

Red73 (28.6%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue309.23°

Saturation (HSL)9.77%

Lightness26.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 49 · G 3C · B 47

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