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Colour

#49458B

  • #49458B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#49458B is a blue with RGB values 73, 69, 139 and HSL 243°, 34%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#49458B#49458B
HEX#49458B
RGBrgb(73, 69, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2706, 0.5451
RGB percentages28.6%, 27.1%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(243.4, 33.7%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 50.4%, 54.5%)
CMYK47.5%, 50.4%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,801,931
CSS custom property--colour: #49458B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B6BA74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#27508Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#234B89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#335461no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 6.4Midnight blue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Royal blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 6.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#878B45
Analogous#45648B, #6C458B
Triadic#8B4945, #458B49
Split complementary#8B6C45, #648B45
Tetradic#8B4564, #878B45, #458B6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFBEDE
Lighter +30%#9E9BCE
Lighter +20%#7D79BD
Lighter +10%#5C57AC
Darker −10%#373469
Darker −20%#252347
Darker −30%#131225
Darker −40%#010103
More saturated +25%#322BA5
Less saturated −25%#605F71

Channel breakdown

R73
G69
B139
Red73 (28.6%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue243.43°
Saturation (HSL)33.65%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 45 · B 8B

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