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Recognised as Colour

#4A3D50

  • #4A3D50
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4A3D50 is a violet with RGB values 74, 61, 80 and HSL 281°, 13%, 28%. 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

#4A3D50#4A3D50
HEX#4A3D50
RGBrgb(74, 61, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2392, 0.3137
RGB percentages29%, 23.9%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(281.1, 13.5%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 23.7%, 31.4%)
CMYK7.5%, 23.7%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,865,360
CSS custom property--colour: #4A3D50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#B5C2AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4151no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D424Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4A3F44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.8Gray · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6Black · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43503D
Analogous#413D50, #503D4D
Triadic#504A3D, #3D504A
Split complementary#4D503D, #3D5041
Tetradic#50413D, #43503D, #3D4D50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1A1B8
Lighter +30%#9884A2
Lighter +20%#80698A
Lighter +10%#65536D
Darker −10%#2F2733
Darker −20%#141116
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#502B62
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R74
G61
B80
Red74 (29%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue281.05°
Saturation (HSL)13.48%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 3D · B 50

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