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Recognised as Colour

#4C44DA

  • #4C44DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4C44DA is a blue with RGB values 76, 68, 218 and HSL 243°, 67%, 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

#4C44DA#4C44DA
HEX#4C44DA
RGBrgb(76, 68, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2667, 0.8549
RGB percentages29.8%, 26.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(243.2, 67%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 68.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK65.1%, 68.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,998,362
CSS custom property--colour: #4C44DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#B3BB25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Dark blue · ΔE 25.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2DA44
Analogous#4487DA, #9744DA
Triadic#DA4C44, #44DA4C
Split complementary#DA9744, #87DA44
Tetradic#DA4487, #D2DA44, #44DA97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEEFC
Lighter +30%#C6C4F3
Lighter +20%#9E99EB
Lighter +10%#756FE2
Darker −10%#2F27C4
Darker −20%#251E9A
Darker −30%#1B166F
Darker −40%#100E44
More saturated +25%#3328F6
Less saturated −25%#6560BE

Channel breakdown

R76
G68
B218
Red76 (29.8%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue243.2°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 44 · B DA

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