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Recognised as Colour

#4A4252

  • #4A4252
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4A4252 is a violet with RGB values 74, 66, 82 and HSL 270°, 11%, 29%. 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

#4A4252#4A4252
HEX#4A4252
RGBrgb(74, 66, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2588, 0.3216
RGB percentages29%, 25.9%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(270, 10.8%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 19.5%, 32.2%)
CMYK9.8%, 19.5%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,866,642
CSS custom property--colour: #4A4252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B5BDAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#404553no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#414551no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#494447no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.3Gray · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Black · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A5242
Analogous#424252, #524252
Triadic#524A42, #42524A
Split complementary#525242, #425242
Tetradic#524242, #4A5242, #425252

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0A7B9
Lighter +30%#978BA2
Lighter +20%#7D6F8B
Lighter +10%#64596E
Darker −10%#312B36
Darker −20%#171519
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A3065
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R74
G66
B82
Red74 (29%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)10.81%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 42 · B 52

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