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Recognised as Colour

#4A447A

  • #4A447A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A447A is a blue with RGB values 74, 68, 122 and HSL 247°, 28%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A447A#4A447A
HEX#4A447A
RGBrgb(74, 68, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2667, 0.4784
RGB percentages29%, 26.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(246.7, 28.4%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 44.3%, 47.8%)
CMYK39.3%, 44.3%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,867,194
CSS custom property--colour: #4A447A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B5BB85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#324C7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#314979no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3D4E59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.3Midnight blue · ΔE 29.4Steel blue · ΔE 29.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.3Slate grey · ΔE 34.3Light slate grey · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#747A44
Analogous#44597A, #65447A
Triadic#7A4A44, #447A4A
Split complementary#7A6544, #597A44
Tetradic#7A4459, #747A44, #447A65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8B5D5
Lighter +30%#9994C3
Lighter +20%#7A73B1
Lighter +10%#5E569B
Darker −10%#363259
Darker −20%#221F39
Darker −30%#0E0D18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#382C92
Less saturated −25%#5C5C62

Channel breakdown

R74
G68
B122
Red74 (29%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue246.67°
Saturation (HSL)28.42%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 44 · B 7A

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