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Colour

#4842BD

  • #4842BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#4842BD is a blue with RGB values 72, 66, 189 and HSL 243°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#4842BD#4842BD
HEX#4842BD
RGBrgb(72, 66, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2588, 0.7412
RGB percentages28.2%, 25.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(242.9, 48.2%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 65.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK61.9%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,735,677
CSS custom property--colour: #4842BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#B7BD42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006179no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5Royal blue · ΔE 17.6Indigo · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7BD42
Analogous#4279BD, #8642BD
Triadic#BD4842, #42BD48
Split complementary#BD8642, #79BD42
Tetradic#BD4279, #B7BD42, #42BD86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAD9F2
Lighter +30%#B6B3E5
Lighter +20%#918ED7
Lighter +10%#6D68CA
Darker −10%#3A3597
Darker −20%#2B2871
Darker −30%#1D1A4C
Darker −40%#0E0D26
More saturated +25%#2B22DD
Less saturated −25%#65629D

Channel breakdown

R72
G66
B189
Red72 (28.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue242.93°
Saturation (HSL)48.24%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 42 · B BD

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