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Recognised as Colour

#49496F

  • #49496F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#49496F is a blue with RGB values 73, 73, 111 and HSL 240°, 21%, 36%. 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

#49496F#49496F
HEX#49496F
RGBrgb(73, 73, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2863, 0.4353
RGB percentages28.6%, 28.6%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(240, 20.7%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 34.2%, 43.5%)
CMYK34.2%, 34.2%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,802,927
CSS custom property--colour: #49496F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.3 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#4C4C4C
Inverted#B6B690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E4E71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4B6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3F5057no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 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 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Dim grey · ΔE 26.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F6F49
Analogous#495C6F, #5C496F
Triadic#6F4949, #496F49
Split complementary#6F5C49, #5C6F49
Tetradic#6F495C, #6F6F49, #496F5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B5CF
Lighter +30%#9797BA
Lighter +20%#7878A6
Lighter +10%#5D5D8E
Darker −10%#353550
Darker −20%#212131
Darker −30%#0C0C13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#323286
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R73
G73
B111
Red73 (28.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)20.65%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 49 · B 6F

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