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Recognised as Colour

#4A415D

  • #4A415D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4A415D is a violet with RGB values 74, 65, 93 and HSL 259°, 18%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4A415D#4A415D
HEX#4A415D
RGBrgb(74, 65, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2549, 0.3647
RGB percentages29%, 25.5%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(259.3, 17.7%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 30.1%, 36.5%)
CMYK20.4%, 30.1%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,866,397
CSS custom property--colour: #4A415D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B5BEA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B455Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C455Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#47454Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6Gray · ΔE 30.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#545D41
Analogous#41465D, #58415D
Triadic#5D4A41, #415D4A
Split complementary#5D5841, #465D41
Tetradic#5D4146, #545D41, #415D58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0A8C2
Lighter +30%#958AAD
Lighter +20%#7A6C98
Lighter +10%#62567B
Darker −10%#322C3F
Darker −20%#1A1721
Darker −30%#020203
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#432D71
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R74
G65
B93
Red74 (29%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue259.29°
Saturation (HSL)17.72%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 41 · B 5D

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