Colour

#4C4355

#4C4355
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4C4355 is a violet with RGB values 76, 67, 85 and HSL 270°, 12%, 30%. 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#4C4355

RGBrgb(76, 67, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2627, 0.3333

RGB percentages29.8%, 26.3%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(270, 11.8%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 21.2%, 33.3%)

CMYK10.6%, 21.2%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,997,973

CSS custom property--colour: #4C4355;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.37:1

Contrast with white9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#B3BCAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#404656no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#424754no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4B4549no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Slate grey · ΔE 25 Gray · ΔE 26.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Black · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C5543

Analogous#434355, #554355

Triadic#554C43, #43554C

Split complementary#555543, #435543

Tetradic#554343, #4C5543, #435555

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2A9BB

Lighter +30%#998CA5

Lighter +20%#7F708E

Lighter +10%#665972

Darker −10%#332D38

Darker −20%#19161C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4C3068

Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R76

G67

B85

Red76 (29.8%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)11.84%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 43 · B 55

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