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Colour

#4B4BC5

  • #4B4BC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#4B4BC5 is a blue with RGB values 75, 75, 197 and HSL 240°, 51%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#4B4BC5#4B4BC5
HEX#4B4BC5
RGBrgb(75, 75, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2941, 0.7725
RGB percentages29.4%, 29.4%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(240, 51.3%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 61.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK61.9%, 61.9%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,934,597
CSS custom property--colour: #4B4BC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B4B43A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006981no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.9Royal blue · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5C54B
Analogous#4B88C5, #884BC5
Triadic#C54B4B, #4BC54B
Split complementary#C5884B, #88C54B
Tetradic#C54B88, #C5C54B, #4BC588

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E5F7
Lighter +30%#BFBFEA
Lighter +20%#9898DE
Lighter +10%#7272D1
Darker −10%#3636A7
Darker −20%#292981
Darker −30%#1D1D5A
Darker −40%#111133
More saturated +25%#2D2DE3
Less saturated −25%#6969A7

Channel breakdown

R75
G75
B197
Red75 (29.4%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)51.26%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 4B · B C5

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