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Recognised as Colour

#4C4283

  • #4C4283
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C4283 is a blue with RGB values 76, 66, 131 and HSL 249°, 33%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4C4283#4C4283
HEX#4C4283
RGBrgb(76, 66, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2588, 0.5137
RGB percentages29.8%, 25.9%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(249.2, 33%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 49.6%, 51.4%)
CMYK42%, 49.6%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,997,763
CSS custom property--colour: #4C4283;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B3BD7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#294D85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#294A82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3D4F5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.3Midnight blue · ΔE 23.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 30Medium purple · ΔE 31.4Steel blue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#798342
Analogous#425883, #6D4283
Triadic#834C42, #42834C
Split complementary#836D42, #588342
Tetradic#834258, #798342, #42836D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCB7DA
Lighter +30%#9D95C9
Lighter +20%#7D73B8
Lighter +10%#6053A5
Darker −10%#383161
Darker −20%#25203F
Darker −30%#110F1D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3B299C
Less saturated −25%#5D5B6A

Channel breakdown

R76
G66
B131
Red76 (29.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue249.23°
Saturation (HSL)32.99%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 42 · B 83

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