Colour

#4838CB

#4838CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4838CB is a blue with RGB values 72, 56, 203 and HSL 247°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4838CB#4838CB

HEX#4838CB

RGBrgb(72, 56, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2196, 0.7961

RGB percentages28.2%, 22%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(246.5, 58.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 72.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK64.5%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,733,131

CSS custom property--colour: #4838CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.77:1

Contrast with white7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#B7C734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00617Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7 Dark blue · ΔE 20.9 Blue violet · ΔE 21.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3 Slate blue · ΔE 23.1 Navy · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBCB38

Analogous#3872CB, #9238CB

Triadic#CB4838, #38CB48

Split complementary#CB9238, #72CB38

Tetradic#CB3871, #BBCB38, #38CB91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDDAF5

Lighter +30%#B8B1EB

Lighter +20%#9289E0

Lighter +10%#6D60D6

Darker −10%#382BA5

Darker −20%#2B217C

Darker −30%#1D1654

Darker −40%#0F0B2C

More saturated +25%#2F19EA

Less saturated −25%#6157AC

Channel breakdown

R72

G56

B203

Red72 (28.2%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue246.53°

Saturation (HSL)58.57%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 38 · B CB

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