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Recognised as Colour

#493C5D

  • #493C5D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#493C5D is a violet with RGB values 73, 60, 93 and HSL 264°, 22%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#493C5D#493C5D
HEX#493C5D
RGBrgb(73, 60, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2353, 0.3647
RGB percentages28.6%, 23.5%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(263.6, 21.6%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.6, 35.5%, 36.5%)
CMYK21.5%, 35.5%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,581
CSS custom property--colour: #493C5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#B6C3A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#35425Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#37425Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#464148no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 27.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.8Slate grey · ΔE 30.1Light slate grey · ΔE 32.7Steel blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 27.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#505D3C
Analogous#3C405D, #593C5D
Triadic#5D493C, #3C5D49
Split complementary#5D5A3C, #405D3C
Tetradic#5D3C40, #505D3C, #3C5D59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFA2C3
Lighter +30%#9483AF
Lighter +20%#7A649B
Lighter +10%#61507C
Darker −10%#31283E
Darker −20%#18141F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#452970
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R73
G60
B93
Red73 (28.6%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue263.64°
Saturation (HSL)21.57%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3C · B 5D

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