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Colour

#4A4493

  • #4A4493
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A4493 is a blue with RGB values 74, 68, 147 and HSL 245°, 37%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A4493#4A4493
HEX#4A4493
RGBrgb(74, 68, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2667, 0.5765
RGB percentages29%, 26.7%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(244.6, 36.7%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.6, 53.7%, 57.6%)
CMYK49.7%, 53.7%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,867,219
CSS custom property--colour: #4A4493;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B5BB6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C5196no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#174C91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#305565no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 3Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.8Midnight blue · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 3.03, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D9344
Analogous#446593, #724493
Triadic#934A44, #44934A
Split complementary#937244, #659344
Tetradic#934465, #8D9344, #449371

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3C1E2
Lighter +30%#A29ED2
Lighter +20%#807BC2
Lighter +10%#5F58B2
Darker −10%#383470
Darker −20%#27244D
Darker −30%#15142A
Darker −40%#040308
More saturated +25%#3329AE
Less saturated −25%#615F78

Channel breakdown

R74
G68
B147
Red74 (29%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue244.56°
Saturation (HSL)36.74%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 44 · B 93

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