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Recognised as Colour

#4C3851

  • #4C3851
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C3851 is a violet with RGB values 76, 56, 81 and HSL 288°, 18%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C3851#4C3851
HEX#4C3851
RGBrgb(76, 56, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2196, 0.3176
RGB percentages29.8%, 22%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(288, 18.2%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 30.9%, 31.8%)
CMYK6.2%, 30.9%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,995,153
CSS custom property--colour: #4C3851;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B3C7AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#353E52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4050no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4C3B41no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4Slate grey · ΔE 30.8Black · ΔE 32.3Gray · ΔE 32.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D5138
Analogous#3F3851, #51384A
Triadic#514C38, #38514C
Split complementary#4A5138, #38513F
Tetradic#514038, #3D5138, #384A51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B49BBA
Lighter +30%#9D7DA5
Lighter +20%#85628D
Lighter +10%#684D6F
Darker −10%#302333
Darker −20%#130E15
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#562762
Less saturated −25%#454545

Channel breakdown

R76
G56
B81
Red76 (29.8%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)18.25%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 38 · B 51

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