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Recognised as Colour

#4B434F

  • #4B434F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4B434F is a violet with RGB values 75, 67, 79 and HSL 280°, 8%, 29%. 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

#4B434F#4B434F
HEX#4B434F
RGBrgb(75, 67, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2627, 0.3098
RGB percentages29.4%, 26.3%, 31%
HSLhsl(280, 8.2%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 15.2%, 31%)
CMYK5.1%, 15.2%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,932,431
CSS custom property--colour: #4B434F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B4BCB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#424550no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#43464Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4B4447no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Black · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#474F43
Analogous#45434F, #4F434D
Triadic#4F4B43, #434F4B
Split complementary#4D4F43, #434F45
Tetradic#4F4543, #474F43, #434D4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1A8B6
Lighter +30%#988D9E
Lighter +20%#7F7286
Lighter +10%#655A6B
Darker −10%#312C33
Darker −20%#171418
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#513161
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R75
G67
B79
Red75 (29.4%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)8.22%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 43 · B 4F

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