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Colour

#4A358D

  • #4A358D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A358D is a blue with RGB values 74, 53, 141 and HSL 254°, 45%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A358D#4A358D
HEX#4A358D
RGBrgb(74, 53, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2078, 0.5529
RGB percentages29%, 20.8%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(254.3, 45.4%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 62.4%, 55.3%)
CMYK47.5%, 62.4%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,863,373
CSS custom property--colour: #4A358D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B5CA72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004790no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00438Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#35495Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.4Midnight blue · ΔE 13.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Indigo · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#788D35
Analogous#354C8D, #76358D
Triadic#8D4A35, #358D4A
Split complementary#8D7635, #4C8D35
Tetradic#8D354C, #788D35, #358D76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAAEE0
Lighter +30%#9A89D2
Lighter +20%#7B63C5
Lighter +10%#5D43B2
Darker −10%#372768
Darker −20%#231943
Darker −30%#100B1E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D1DA5
Less saturated −25%#574D75

Channel breakdown

R74
G53
B141
Red74 (29%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue254.32°
Saturation (HSL)45.36%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 35 · B 8D

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