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Recognised as Colour

#4845A0

  • #4845A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4845A0 is a blue with RGB values 72, 69, 160 and HSL 242°, 40%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4845A0#4845A0
HEX#4845A0
RGBrgb(72, 69, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2706, 0.6275
RGB percentages28.2%, 27.1%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(242, 39.7%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242, 56.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK55%, 56.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,736,416
CSS custom property--colour: #4845A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#B7BA5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0254A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004D9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1F5A6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Midnight blue · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DA045
Analogous#4570A0, #7545A0
Triadic#A04845, #45A048
Split complementary#A07545, #70A045
Tetradic#A04570, #9DA045, #45A075

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAC9E8
Lighter +30%#A7A6D8
Lighter +20%#8482C9
Lighter +10%#615EBA
Darker −10%#38367C
Darker −20%#282659
Darker −30%#181735
Darker −40%#080811
More saturated +25%#2D28BD
Less saturated −25%#636283

Channel breakdown

R72
G69
B160
Red72 (28.2%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue241.98°
Saturation (HSL)39.74%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 45 · B A0

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