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Colour

#4A4AD2

  • #4A4AD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4A4AD2 is a blue with RGB values 74, 74, 210 and HSL 240°, 60%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4A4AD2#4A4AD2
HEX#4A4AD2
RGBrgb(74, 74, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2902, 0.8235
RGB percentages29%, 29%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(240, 60.2%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 64.8%, 82.4%)
CMYK64.8%, 64.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,868,818
CSS custom property--colour: #4A4AD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B5B52D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Royal blue · ΔE 18Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2D24A
Analogous#4A8ED2, #8E4AD2
Triadic#D24A4A, #4AD24A
Split complementary#D28E4A, #8ED24A
Tetradic#D24A8E, #D2D24A, #4AD28E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEDFB
Lighter +30%#C5C5F0
Lighter +20%#9C9CE6
Lighter +10%#7373DC
Darker −10%#2E2EBB
Darker −20%#242492
Darker −30%#1A1A69
Darker −40%#101040
More saturated +25%#2E2EEE
Less saturated −25%#6666B6

Channel breakdown

R74
G74
B210
Red74 (29%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)60.18%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 4A · B D2

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