Colour

#4C426B

#4C426B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C426B is a blue with RGB values 76, 66, 107 and HSL 255°, 24%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C426B

RGBrgb(76, 66, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2588, 0.4196

RGB percentages29.8%, 25.9%, 42%

HSLhsl(254.6, 23.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 38.3%, 42%)

CMYK29%, 38.3%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,997,739

CSS custom property--colour: #4C426B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.13:1

Contrast with white9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#B3BD94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#37486Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#38476Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#454951no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23 Dim grey · ΔE 29.9 Slate grey · ΔE 30 Steel blue · ΔE 30.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#616B42

Analogous#424D6B, #61426B

Triadic#6B4C42, #426B4C

Split complementary#6B6142, #4D6B42

Tetradic#6B424D, #616B42, #426B61

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4ADCC

Lighter +30%#988DB9

Lighter +20%#7B6EA5

Lighter +10%#62558B

Darker −10%#362F4B

Darker −20%#1F1B2C

Darker −30%#09080C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#412C81

Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R76

G66

B107

Red76 (29.8%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue254.63°

Saturation (HSL)23.7%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 42 · B 6B

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Colour values

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