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Colour

#4C3C51

  • #4C3C51
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C3C51 is a violet with RGB values 76, 60, 81 and HSL 286°, 15%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C3C51#4C3C51
HEX#4C3C51
RGBrgb(76, 60, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2353, 0.3176
RGB percentages29.8%, 23.5%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(285.7, 14.9%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 25.9%, 31.8%)
CMYK6.2%, 25.9%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,996,177
CSS custom property--colour: #4C3C51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#B3C3AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A4052no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D4250no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#4C3E43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 28.5Gray · ΔE 30Light slate grey · ΔE 31.3Black · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41513C
Analogous#423C51, #513C4B
Triadic#514C3C, #3C514C
Split complementary#4C513C, #3C5142
Tetradic#51423C, #41513C, #3C4B51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3A0B9
Lighter +30%#9B83A3
Lighter +20%#83678C
Lighter +10%#67526E
Darker −10%#312634
Darker −20%#151116
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#552A63
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R76
G60
B81
Red76 (29.8%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue285.71°
Saturation (HSL)14.89%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 3C · B 51

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