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Recognised as Colour

#4B359C

  • #4B359C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4B359C is a blue with RGB values 75, 53, 156 and HSL 253°, 49%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#4B359C#4B359C
HEX#4B359C
RGBrgb(75, 53, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2078, 0.6118
RGB percentages29.4%, 20.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(252.8, 49.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 66%, 61.2%)
CMYK51.9%, 66%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,928,924
CSS custom property--colour: #4B359C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#B4CA63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004A9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#00459Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2D4E63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Midnight blue · ΔE 15.9Indigo · ΔE 17.8Navy · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#869C35
Analogous#35529C, #7F359C
Triadic#9C4B35, #359C4B
Split complementary#9C7F35, #529C35
Tetradic#9C3552, #869C35, #359C7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1B7E6
Lighter +30%#A091D9
Lighter +20%#7F6ACD
Lighter +10%#5F44C0
Darker −10%#392876
Darker −20%#261B50
Darker −30%#140E2A
Darker −40%#020104
More saturated +25%#3C1BB6
Less saturated −25%#5A4F82

Channel breakdown

R75
G53
B156
Red75 (29.4%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue252.82°
Saturation (HSL)49.28%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 35 · B 9C

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