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Recognised as Colour

#4C4453

  • #4C4453
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C4453 is a violet with RGB values 76, 68, 83 and HSL 272°, 10%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C4453#4C4453
HEX#4C4453
RGBrgb(76, 68, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2667, 0.3255
RGB percentages29.8%, 26.7%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(272, 9.9%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272, 18.1%, 32.5%)
CMYK8.4%, 18.1%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,998,227
CSS custom property--colour: #4C4453;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B3BBAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#424754no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#434753no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4B4649no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Gray · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Black · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B5344
Analogous#454453, #534453
Triadic#534C44, #44534C
Split complementary#535344, #445345
Tetradic#534544, #4B5344, #445353

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2AAB9
Lighter +30%#998EA2
Lighter +20%#7F728B
Lighter +10%#665B6F
Darker −10%#322D37
Darker −20%#19161B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D3166
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R76
G68
B83
Red76 (29.8%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue272°
Saturation (HSL)9.93%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 44 · B 53

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