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Recognised as Colour

#4C4469

  • #4C4469
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C4469 is a blue with RGB values 76, 68, 105 and HSL 253°, 21%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4C4469#4C4469
HEX#4C4469
RGBrgb(76, 68, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2667, 0.4118
RGB percentages29.8%, 26.7%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(253, 21.4%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253, 35.2%, 41.2%)
CMYK27.6%, 35.2%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,998,249
CSS custom property--colour: #4C4469;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B3BB96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A4A6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B4968no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#464A51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Dim grey · ΔE 27.3Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3Steel blue · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#616944
Analogous#444F69, #5E4469
Triadic#694C44, #44694C
Split complementary#695E44, #4F6944
Tetradic#69444F, #616944, #44695E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4AECB
Lighter +30%#988FB7
Lighter +20%#7B70A3
Lighter +10%#625888
Darker −10%#36304A
Darker −20%#1F1C2B
Darker −30%#09080C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#402E7F
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R76
G68
B105
Red76 (29.8%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue252.97°
Saturation (HSL)21.39%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 44 · B 69

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