Colour

#4B4FB9

#4B4FB9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#4B4FB9 is a blue with RGB values 75, 79, 185 and HSL 238°, 44%, 51%. 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

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HEX#4B4FB9

RGBrgb(75, 79, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3098, 0.7255

RGB percentages29.4%, 31%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(237.8, 44%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.8, 59.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK59.5%, 57.3%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,935,609

CSS custom property--colour: #4B4FB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#B4B046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00687Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.7 Royal blue · ΔE 13 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.2 Medium purple · ΔE 18.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B9B54B

Analogous#4B86B9, #7E4BB9

Triadic#B94B4F, #4FB94B

Split complementary#B97E4B, #86B94B

Tetradic#B94B86, #B9B54B, #4BB97E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DEDFF2

Lighter +30%#B9BBE4

Lighter +20%#9497D6

Lighter +10%#7073C7

Darker −10%#3B3E96

Darker −20%#2C2F72

Darker −30%#1E204D

Darker −40%#101128

More saturated +25%#2C32D8

Less saturated −25%#6A6C9A

Channel breakdown

R75

G79

B185

Red75 (29.4%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue237.82°

Saturation (HSL)44%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 4F · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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