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Recognised as Colour

#4C4071

  • #4C4071
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C4071 is a blue with RGB values 76, 64, 113 and HSL 255°, 28%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4C4071#4C4071
HEX#4C4071
RGBrgb(76, 64, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.251, 0.4431
RGB percentages29.8%, 25.1%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(254.7, 27.7%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 43.4%, 44.3%)
CMYK32.7%, 43.4%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,997,233
CSS custom property--colour: #4C4071;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B3BF8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#314873no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#334770no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#444953no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Midnight blue · ΔE 30.8Steel blue · ΔE 31.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 33Slate grey · ΔE 33.7Dim grey · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#657140
Analogous#404C71, #654071
Triadic#714C40, #40714C
Split complementary#716540, #4C7140
Tetradic#71404C, #657140, #407165

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5ADD0
Lighter +30%#988CBE
Lighter +20%#7B6CAB
Lighter +10%#625292
Darker −10%#362E50
Darker −20%#201B30
Darker −30%#0A090F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#412A87
Less saturated −25%#57565B

Channel breakdown

R76
G64
B113
Red76 (29.8%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue254.69°
Saturation (HSL)27.68%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 40 · B 71

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