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Recognised as Colour

#4C3EC2

  • #4C3EC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#4C3EC2 is a blue with RGB values 76, 62, 194 and HSL 246°, 52%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#4C3EC2#4C3EC2
HEX#4C3EC2
RGBrgb(76, 62, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2431, 0.7608
RGB percentages29.8%, 24.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(246.4, 52%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 68%, 76.1%)
CMYK60.8%, 68%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,996,802
CSS custom property--colour: #4C3EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B3C13D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00617Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Indigo · ΔE 22.1Dark blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4C23E
Analogous#3E72C2, #8E3EC2
Triadic#C24C3E, #3EC24C
Split complementary#C28E3E, #72C23E
Tetradic#C23E72, #B4C23E, #3EC28E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCD9F3
Lighter +30%#B8B2E7
Lighter +20%#948CDA
Lighter +10%#7065CE
Darker −10%#3D319C
Darker −20%#2D2575
Darker −30%#1E194E
Darker −40%#0F0C28
More saturated +25%#331EE2
Less saturated −25%#655EA2

Channel breakdown

R76
G62
B194
Red76 (29.8%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue246.36°
Saturation (HSL)51.97%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 3E · B C2

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