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Recognised as Colour

#4D475D

  • #4D475D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D475D is a violet with RGB values 77, 71, 93 and HSL 256°, 13%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4D475D#4D475D
HEX#4D475D
RGBrgb(77, 71, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2784, 0.3647
RGB percentages30.2%, 27.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(256.4, 13.4%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 23.7%, 36.5%)
CMYK17.2%, 23.7%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,064,541
CSS custom property--colour: #4D475D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B2B8A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#424A5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#434A5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4A4A4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Gray · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Steel blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#575D47
Analogous#474C5D, #58475D
Triadic#5D4D47, #475D4D
Split complementary#5D5847, #4C5D47
Tetradic#5D474C, #575D47, #475D58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4AEC2
Lighter +30%#9992AB
Lighter +20%#7E7595
Lighter +10%#655D7A
Darker −10%#353140
Darker −20%#1D1B23
Darker −30%#050506
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#443272
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R77
G71
B93
Red77 (30.2%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue256.36°
Saturation (HSL)13.41%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 47 · B 5D

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