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Recognised as Colour

#4B3CD2

  • #4B3CD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4B3CD2 is a blue with RGB values 75, 60, 210 and HSL 246°, 62%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4B3CD2#4B3CD2
HEX#4B3CD2
RGBrgb(75, 60, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2353, 0.8235
RGB percentages29.4%, 23.5%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(246, 62.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 71.4%, 82.4%)
CMYK64.3%, 71.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,930,770
CSS custom property--colour: #4B3CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B4C32D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3Dark blue · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Navy · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3D23C
Analogous#3C78D2, #963CD2
Triadic#D24B3C, #3CD24B
Split complementary#D2963C, #78D23C
Tetradic#D23C78, #C3D23C, #3CD296

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E2F8
Lighter +30%#BEB8EF
Lighter +20%#978FE5
Lighter +10%#7165DC
Darker −10%#3729B2
Darker −20%#2A2089
Darker −30%#1D165F
Darker −40%#100C36
More saturated +25%#331EF0
Less saturated −25%#635AB4

Channel breakdown

R75
G60
B210
Red75 (29.4%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 3C · B D2

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