Recognised as Colour

#4A3855

#4A3855
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4A3855 is a violet with RGB values 74, 56, 85 and HSL 277°, 21%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4A3855

RGBrgb(74, 56, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2196, 0.3333

RGB percentages29%, 22%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(277.2, 20.6%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 34.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK12.9%, 34.1%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,864,085

CSS custom property--colour: #4A3855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.56:1

Contrast with white10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#B5C7AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#333E56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#373F54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#493C42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 27.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.3 Slate grey · ΔE 31.2 Black · ΔE 33.5 Gray · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 27.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#435538

Analogous#3C3855, #553851

Triadic#554A38, #38554A

Split complementary#515538, #38553C

Tetradic#553C38, #435538, #385155

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B19CBD

Lighter +30%#987DA9

Lighter +20%#806192

Lighter +10%#654C74

Darker −10%#2F2436

Darker −20%#140F18

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E2667

Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R74

G56

B85

Red74 (29%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue277.24°

Saturation (HSL)20.57%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 38 · B 55

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