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Recognised as Colour

#4C4755

  • #4C4755
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C4755 is a violet with RGB values 76, 71, 85 and HSL 261°, 9%, 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

#4C4755#4C4755
HEX#4C4755
RGBrgb(76, 71, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2784, 0.3333
RGB percentages29.8%, 27.8%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(261.4, 9%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 16.5%, 33.3%)
CMYK10.6%, 16.5%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,998,997
CSS custom property--colour: #4C4755;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B3B8AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#454956no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#454955no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#4B494Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.1Gray · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2Black · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#505547
Analogous#474955, #534755
Triadic#554C47, #47554C
Split complementary#555347, #495547
Tetradic#554749, #505547, #475553

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2ADBB
Lighter +30%#9891A4
Lighter +20%#7E768C
Lighter +10%#655E71
Darker −10%#333039
Darker −20%#1A191D
Darker −30%#010102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#463469
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R76
G71
B85
Red76 (29.8%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue261.43°
Saturation (HSL)8.97%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 47 · B 55

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