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Colour

#4A4553

  • #4A4553
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4A4553 is a violet with RGB values 74, 69, 83 and HSL 261°, 9%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4A4553#4A4553
HEX#4A4553
RGBrgb(74, 69, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2706, 0.3255
RGB percentages29%, 27.1%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(261.4, 9.2%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 16.9%, 32.5%)
CMYK10.8%, 16.9%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,867,411
CSS custom property--colour: #4A4553;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B5BAAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#434754no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#434753no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#49474Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 24Gray · ΔE 25.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27Black · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E5345
Analogous#454753, #514553
Triadic#534A45, #45534A
Split complementary#535145, #475345
Tetradic#534547, #4E5345, #455351

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0ABB9
Lighter +30%#968FA2
Lighter +20%#7C738B
Lighter +10%#635C6F
Darker −10%#312E37
Darker −20%#18171B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#453266
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R74
G69
B83
Red74 (29%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue261.43°
Saturation (HSL)9.21%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 45 · B 53

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