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Colour

#4D4250

  • #4D4250
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D4250 is a violet with RGB values 77, 66, 80 and HSL 287°, 10%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4D4250#4D4250
HEX#4D4250
RGBrgb(77, 66, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2588, 0.3137
RGB percentages30.2%, 25.9%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(287.1, 9.6%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 17.5%, 31.4%)
CMYK3.7%, 17.5%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,063,248
CSS custom property--colour: #4D4250;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B2BDAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414551no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#43464Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4D4347no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Gray · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Black · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#455042
Analogous#464250, #50424C
Triadic#504D42, #42504D
Split complementary#4C5042, #425046
Tetradic#504642, #455042, #424C50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3A7B7
Lighter +30%#9B8BA0
Lighter +20%#837088
Lighter +10%#68596C
Darker −10%#322B34
Darker −20%#171418
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#573062
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R77
G66
B80
Red77 (30.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue287.14°
Saturation (HSL)9.59%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 42 · B 50

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