Colour

#4B3553

#4B3553
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4B3553 is a violet with RGB values 75, 53, 83 and HSL 284°, 22%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4B3553

RGBrgb(75, 53, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2078, 0.3255

RGB percentages29.4%, 20.8%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(284, 22.1%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284, 36.1%, 32.5%)

CMYK9.6%, 36.1%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,928,851

CSS custom property--colour: #4B3553;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.86:1

Contrast with white10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#B4CAAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#313C54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#363E52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#4B3940no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 28.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.3 Slate grey · ΔE 32.9 Black · ΔE 33.6 Gray · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 28.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D5335

Analogous#3C3553, #53354C

Triadic#534B35, #35534B

Split complementary#4C5335, #35533C

Tetradic#533C35, #3D5335, #354C53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B397BD

Lighter +30%#9C78A9

Lighter +20%#835D91

Lighter +10%#674972

Darker −10%#2F2134

Darker −20%#130D15

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#532464

Less saturated −25%#444444

Channel breakdown

R75

G53

B83

Red75 (29.4%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue284°

Saturation (HSL)22.06%

Lightness26.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 35 · B 53

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