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Recognised as Colour

#4845D4

  • #4845D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4845D4 is a blue with RGB values 72, 69, 212 and HSL 241°, 62%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4845D4#4845D4
HEX#4845D4
RGBrgb(72, 69, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2706, 0.8314
RGB percentages28.2%, 27.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(241.3, 62.4%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.3, 67.5%, 83.1%)
CMYK66%, 67.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,736,468
CSS custom property--colour: #4845D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B7BA2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006B87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.2Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5Dark blue · ΔE 24.8Blue violet · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1D445
Analogous#458AD4, #9045D4
Triadic#D44845, #45D448
Split complementary#D48F45, #8AD445
Tetradic#D4458A, #D1D445, #45D48F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEBFA
Lighter +30%#C2C1F1
Lighter +20%#9A98E7
Lighter +10%#716EDE
Darker −10%#2E2BBB
Darker −20%#242291
Darker −30%#1A1868
Darker −40%#0F0E3F
More saturated +25%#2D28F1
Less saturated −25%#6362B7

Channel breakdown

R72
G69
B212
Red72 (28.2%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue241.26°
Saturation (HSL)62.45%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 45 · B D4

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