Colour

#4C465A

#4C465A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4C465A is a violet with RGB values 76, 70, 90 and HSL 258°, 13%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4C465A

RGBrgb(76, 70, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2745, 0.3529

RGB percentages29.8%, 27.5%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(258, 12.5%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258, 22.2%, 35.3%)

CMYK15.6%, 22.2%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,998,746

CSS custom property--colour: #4C465A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1

Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#B3B9A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#42495Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#434959no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4A494Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Gray · ΔE 26.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Steel blue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#545A46

Analogous#464A5A, #56465A

Triadic#5A4C46, #465A4C

Split complementary#5A5646, #4A5A46

Tetradic#5A464A, #545A46, #465A56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2ADBF

Lighter +30%#9890A9

Lighter +20%#7D7493

Lighter +10%#645C77

Darker −10%#34303D

Darker −20%#1C1921

Darker −30%#030304

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#44326E

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R76

G70

B90

Red76 (29.8%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue258°

Saturation (HSL)12.5%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 46 · B 5A

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