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Colour

#4949A6

  • #4949A6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4949A6 is a blue with RGB values 73, 73, 166 and HSL 240°, 39%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4949A6#4949A6
HEX#4949A6
RGBrgb(73, 73, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2863, 0.651
RGB percentages28.6%, 28.6%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(240, 38.9%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 56%, 65.1%)
CMYK56%, 56%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,802,982
CSS custom property--colour: #4949A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B6B659

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0758A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1A5E70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 19.2Midnight blue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6A649
Analogous#4977A6, #7749A6
Triadic#A64949, #49A649
Split complementary#A67749, #77A649
Tetradic#A64977, #A6A649, #49A677

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0D0EB
Lighter +30%#ADADDB
Lighter +20%#8A8ACB
Lighter +10%#6666BC
Darker −10%#393983
Darker −20%#2A2A5F
Darker −30%#1A1A3C
Darker −40%#0B0B18
More saturated +25%#2B2BC4
Less saturated −25%#676788

Channel breakdown

R73
G73
B166
Red73 (28.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)38.91%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 49 · B A6

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