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Colour

#4A4E7C

  • #4A4E7C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A4E7C is a blue with RGB values 74, 78, 124 and HSL 235°, 25%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A4E7C#4A4E7C
HEX#4A4E7C
RGBrgb(74, 78, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3059, 0.4863
RGB percentages29%, 30.6%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(235.2, 25.3%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.2, 40.3%, 48.6%)
CMYK40.3%, 37.1%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,869,756
CSS custom property--colour: #4A4E7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B5B183

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F547Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C507Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3B575Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3Dim grey · ΔE 30.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C784A
Analogous#4A677C, #5F4A7C
Triadic#7C4A4E, #4E7C4A
Split complementary#7C5F4A, #677C4A
Tetradic#7C4A67, #7C784A, #4A7C5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBBED7
Lighter +30%#9B9FC4
Lighter +20%#7B80B1
Lighter +10%#5D629C
Darker −10%#373A5C
Darker −20%#24263C
Darker −30%#11121C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#313995
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R74
G78
B124
Red74 (29%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue235.2°
Saturation (HSL)25.25%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 4E · B 7C

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