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Recognised as Colour

#49467F

  • #49467F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#49467F is a blue with RGB values 73, 70, 127 and HSL 243°, 29%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#49467F#49467F
HEX#49467F
RGBrgb(73, 70, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2745, 0.498
RGB percentages28.6%, 27.5%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(243.2, 28.9%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 44.9%, 49.8%)
CMYK42.5%, 44.9%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,802,175
CSS custom property--colour: #49467F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B6B980

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#314E81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F4B7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#39515Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.9Midnight blue · ΔE 28.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.3Slate blue · ΔE 34.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C7F46
Analogous#46607F, #66467F
Triadic#7F4946, #467F49
Split complementary#7F6646, #607F46
Tetradic#7F4660, #7C7F46, #467F66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAB9D8
Lighter +30%#9A98C6
Lighter +20%#7A77B4
Lighter +10%#5C58A0
Darker −10%#36345E
Darker −20%#23223D
Darker −30%#10101C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#332D98
Less saturated −25%#5F5F66

Channel breakdown

R73
G70
B127
Red73 (28.6%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue243.16°
Saturation (HSL)28.93%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 46 · B 7F

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