Colour

#50485F

#50485F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#50485F is a violet with RGB values 80, 72, 95 and HSL 261°, 14%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#50485F#50485F

HEX#50485F

RGBrgb(80, 72, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.2824, 0.3725

RGB percentages31.4%, 28.2%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(260.9, 13.8%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 24.2%, 37.3%)

CMYK15.8%, 24.2%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,261,407

CSS custom property--colour: #50485F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#AFB7A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444C60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#454C5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4E4B50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22 Slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Gray · ΔE 26.1 Steel blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#575F48

Analogous#484C5F, #5B485F

Triadic#5F5048, #485F50

Split complementary#5F5B48, #4B5F48

Tetradic#5F484C, #575F48, #485F5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7B0C3

Lighter +30%#9C93AD

Lighter +20%#817697

Lighter +10%#685E7C

Darker −10%#383242

Darker −20%#1F1C25

Darker −30%#070608

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A3374

Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R80

G72

B95

Red80 (31.4%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue260.87°

Saturation (HSL)13.77%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 48 · B 5F

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Colour values

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