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Recognised as Colour

#49435B

  • #49435B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#49435B is a violet with RGB values 73, 67, 91 and HSL 255°, 15%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#49435B#49435B
HEX#49435B
RGBrgb(73, 67, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2627, 0.3569
RGB percentages28.6%, 26.3%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(255, 15.2%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 26.4%, 35.7%)
CMYK19.8%, 26.4%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,801,371
CSS custom property--colour: #49435B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B6BCA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E475Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E465Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#46474Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 25.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Gray · ΔE 28.4Steel blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#555B43
Analogous#43495B, #55435B
Triadic#5B4943, #435B49
Split complementary#5B5543, #495B43
Tetradic#5B4349, #555B43, #435B55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFAAC0
Lighter +30%#948CAB
Lighter +20%#796F95
Lighter +10%#615978
Darker −10%#312D3E
Darker −20%#1A1820
Darker −30%#020203
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F2F6F
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R73
G67
B91
Red73 (28.6%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)15.19%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 43 · B 5B

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