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Recognised as Colour

#4A4893

  • #4A4893
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A4893 is a blue with RGB values 74, 72, 147 and HSL 242°, 34%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A4893#4A4893
HEX#4A4893
RGBrgb(74, 72, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2824, 0.5765
RGB percentages29%, 28.2%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(241.6, 34.2%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 51%, 57.6%)
CMYK49.7%, 51%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,868,243
CSS custom property--colour: #4A4893;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#B5B76C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#255496no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#204E91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2F5866no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 5.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Midnight blue · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Royal blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 5.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#919348
Analogous#486B93, #704893
Triadic#934A48, #48934A
Split complementary#937048, #6B9348
Tetradic#93486B, #919348, #489370

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C5E2
Lighter +30%#A4A2D2
Lighter +20%#8280C1
Lighter +10%#605EB0
Darker −10%#393771
Darker −20%#28264F
Darker −30%#16162C
Darker −40%#05050A
More saturated +25%#302DAE
Less saturated −25%#646378

Channel breakdown

R74
G72
B147
Red74 (29%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue241.6°
Saturation (HSL)34.25%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 48 · B 93

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