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Recognised as Colour

#49404D

  • #49404D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#49404D is a violet with RGB values 73, 64, 77 and HSL 282°, 9%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#49404D#49404D
HEX#49404D
RGBrgb(73, 64, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.251, 0.302
RGB percentages28.6%, 25.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(281.5, 9.2%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 16.9%, 30.2%)
CMYK5.2%, 16.9%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,800,589
CSS custom property--colour: #49404D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#B6BFB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E434Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#40434Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#494144no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3Black · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#444D40
Analogous#43404D, #4D404A
Triadic#4D4940, #404D49
Split complementary#4A4D40, #404D43
Tetradic#4D4340, #444D40, #404A4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFA5B4
Lighter +30%#97899D
Lighter +20%#7E6E85
Lighter +10%#635769
Darker −10%#2F2931
Darker −20%#141215
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#502E5F
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R73
G64
B77
Red73 (28.6%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue281.54°
Saturation (HSL)9.22%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 40 · B 4D

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