Colour

#4B4451

#4B4451
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4B4451 is a violet with RGB values 75, 68, 81 and HSL 272°, 9%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4B4451

RGBrgb(75, 68, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2667, 0.3176

RGB percentages29.4%, 26.7%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(272.3, 8.7%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 16%, 31.8%)

CMYK7.4%, 16%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,932,689

CSS custom property--colour: #4B4451;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1

Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#B4BBAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424652no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#434751no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4A4648no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Gray · ΔE 25.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Black · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A5144

Analogous#454451, #514450

Triadic#514B44, #44514B

Split complementary#505144, #445145

Tetradic#514544, #4A5144, #445051

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B1AAB7

Lighter +30%#988EA0

Lighter +20%#7E7388

Lighter +10%#655B6D

Darker −10%#312D35

Darker −20%#18151A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4C3164

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R75

G68

B81

Red75 (29.4%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue272.31°

Saturation (HSL)8.72%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 44 · B 51

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