Colour

#4C49C4

#4C49C4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#4C49C4 is a blue with RGB values 76, 73, 196 and HSL 241°, 51%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C49C4

RGBrgb(76, 73, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2863, 0.7686

RGB percentages29.8%, 28.6%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(241.5, 51%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.5, 62.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK61.2%, 62.8%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,999,620

CSS custom property--colour: #4C49C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#B3B63B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#006880no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.2 Royal blue · ΔE 15 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.4 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Indigo · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1C449

Analogous#4983C4, #8A49C4

Triadic#C44C49, #49C44C

Split complementary#C48A49, #83C449

Tetradic#C44983, #C1C449, #49C48A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E3F6

Lighter +30%#BEBDE9

Lighter +20%#9896DD

Lighter +10%#7270D0

Darker −10%#3835A5

Darker −20%#2B297E

Darker −30%#1E1C58

Darker −40%#111031

More saturated +25%#2F2BE2

Less saturated −25%#6967A6

Channel breakdown

R76

G73

B196

Red76 (29.8%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue241.46°

Saturation (HSL)51.04%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 49 · B C4

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Colour values

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