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Recognised as Colour

#49405F

  • #49405F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#49405F is a violet with RGB values 73, 64, 95 and HSL 257°, 19%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#49405F#49405F
HEX#49405F
RGBrgb(73, 64, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.251, 0.3725
RGB percentages28.6%, 25.1%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(257.4, 19.5%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 32.6%, 37.3%)
CMYK23.2%, 32.6%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,800,607
CSS custom property--colour: #49405F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#B6BFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#394560no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A445Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#45454Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30.5Steel blue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#565F40
Analogous#40475F, #59405F
Triadic#5F4940, #405F49
Split complementary#5F5840, #475F40
Tetradic#5F4047, #565F40, #405F58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFA7C4
Lighter +30%#9489AF
Lighter +20%#786A9B
Lighter +10%#60557D
Darker −10%#322B41
Darker −20%#1A1722
Darker −30%#030204
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#412C73
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R73
G64
B95
Red73 (28.6%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue257.42°
Saturation (HSL)19.5%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 40 · B 5F

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