Colour

#4B64B4

#4B64B4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4B64B4 is a blue with RGB values 75, 100, 180 and HSL 226°, 41%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4B64B4

RGBrgb(75, 100, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3922, 0.7059

RGB percentages29.4%, 39.2%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(225.7, 41.2%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 58.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK58.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,940,980

CSS custom property--colour: #4B64B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#B49B4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#406DB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3264B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2 Royal blue · ΔE 23 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2 Medium purple · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B49B4B

Analogous#4B98B4, #674BB4

Triadic#B44B64, #64B44B

Split complementary#B4674B, #98B44B

Tetradic#B44B98, #B49B4B, #4BB466

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBE0F0

Lighter +30%#B7C1E1

Lighter +20%#93A2D2

Lighter +10%#6F83C3

Darker −10%#3C5090

Darker −20%#2D3C6C

Darker −30%#1E2848

Darker −40%#0F1424

More saturated +25%#2B53D4

Less saturated −25%#6B7594

Channel breakdown

R75

G100

B180

Red75 (29.4%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue225.71°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 64 · B B4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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