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Recognised as Colour

#4A388E

  • #4A388E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A388E is a blue with RGB values 74, 56, 142 and HSL 253°, 43%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A388E#4A388E
HEX#4A388E
RGBrgb(74, 56, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2196, 0.5569
RGB percentages29%, 22%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(252.6, 43.4%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 60.6%, 55.7%)
CMYK47.9%, 60.6%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,864,142
CSS custom property--colour: #4A388E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#B5C771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004991no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00448Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#344C5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 5.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.7Midnight blue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.5Indigo · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 5.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C8E38
Analogous#38518E, #75388E
Triadic#8E4A38, #388E4A
Split complementary#8E7538, #518E38
Tetradic#8E3851, #7C8E38, #388E75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB2E0
Lighter +30%#9B8DD2
Lighter +20%#7B68C4
Lighter +10%#5D46B3
Darker −10%#372A69
Darker −20%#241B45
Darker −30%#110D20
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C1FA7
Less saturated −25%#585175

Channel breakdown

R74
G56
B142
Red74 (29%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue252.56°
Saturation (HSL)43.43%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 38 · B 8E

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