Recognised as Colour

#4C43DB

#4C43DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4C43DB is a blue with RGB values 76, 67, 219 and HSL 244°, 68%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C43DB

RGBrgb(76, 67, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2627, 0.8588

RGB percentages29.8%, 26.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(243.6, 67.9%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.6, 69.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK65.3%, 69.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,998,107

CSS custom property--colour: #4C43DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#B3BC24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006C8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 21.3 Slate blue · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4 Dark blue · ΔE 25.5 Royal blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2DB43

Analogous#4386DB, #9843DB

Triadic#DB4C43, #43DB4C

Split complementary#DB9843, #86DB43

Tetradic#DB4386, #D2DB43, #43DB98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFEEFC

Lighter +30%#C6C3F4

Lighter +20%#9E99EB

Lighter +10%#756EE3

Darker −10%#2F26C5

Darker −20%#251E9A

Darker −30%#1B1570

Darker −40%#100D45

More saturated +25%#3327F7

Less saturated −25%#655FBF

Channel breakdown

R76

G67

B219

Red76 (29.8%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue243.55°

Saturation (HSL)67.86%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 43 · B DB

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