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Recognised as Colour

#4B4255

  • #4B4255
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4B4255 is a violet with RGB values 75, 66, 85 and HSL 268°, 13%, 30%. 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

#4B4255#4B4255
HEX#4B4255
RGBrgb(75, 66, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2588, 0.3333
RGB percentages29.4%, 25.9%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(268.4, 12.6%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 22.4%, 33.3%)
CMYK11.8%, 22.4%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,932,181
CSS custom property--colour: #4B4255;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B4BDAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F4556no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#404654no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#4A4448no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Black · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C5542
Analogous#424355, #554255
Triadic#554B42, #42554B
Split complementary#555542, #435542
Tetradic#554243, #4C5542, #425555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1A8BB
Lighter +30%#978BA5
Lighter +20%#7E6F8E
Lighter +10%#645872
Darker −10%#322C38
Darker −20%#18151C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A2F68
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R75
G66
B85
Red75 (29.4%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue268.42°
Saturation (HSL)12.58%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 42 · B 55

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