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Recognised as Colour

#4951C3

  • #4951C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#4951C3 is a blue with RGB values 73, 81, 195 and HSL 236°, 50%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#4951C3#4951C3
HEX#4951C3
RGBrgb(73, 81, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3176, 0.7647
RGB percentages28.6%, 31.8%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(236.1, 50.4%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 62.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK62.6%, 58.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,805,059
CSS custom property--colour: #4951C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#B6AE3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006D82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.3Royal blue · ΔE 10.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 19Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3BB49
Analogous#498EC3, #7E49C3
Triadic#C34951, #51C349
Split complementary#C37E49, #8EC349
Tetradic#C3498E, #C3BB49, #49C37E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E4F6
Lighter +30%#BCBFE9
Lighter +20%#969ADC
Lighter +10%#6F76D0
Darker −10%#363DA3
Darker −20%#292F7D
Darker −30%#1D2056
Darker −40%#101230
More saturated +25%#2B37E1
Less saturated −25%#676BA5

Channel breakdown

R73
G81
B195
Red73 (28.6%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue236.07°
Saturation (HSL)50.41%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 51 · B C3

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