Colour

#4C4D7F

#4C4D7F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C4D7F is a blue with RGB values 76, 77, 127 and HSL 239°, 25%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C4D7F

RGBrgb(76, 77, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.302, 0.498

RGB percentages29.8%, 30.2%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(238.8, 25.1%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 40.2%, 49.8%)

CMYK40.2%, 39.4%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,000,575

CSS custom property--colour: #4C4D7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.85:1

Contrast with white7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#B3B280

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C5481no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A507Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3D5760no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Steel blue · ΔE 24.9 Slate grey · ΔE 29.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.3 Dim grey · ΔE 32.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F7E4C

Analogous#4C677F, #644C7F

Triadic#7F4C4D, #4D7F4C

Split complementary#7F654C, #677F4C

Tetradic#7F4C67, #7F7E4C, #4C7F65

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFBFD8

Lighter +30%#9F9FC5

Lighter +20%#7F80B2

Lighter +10%#5F609F

Darker −10%#393A5F

Darker −20%#26263F

Darker −30%#13131F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#333598

Less saturated −25%#656566

Channel breakdown

R76

G77

B127

Red76 (29.8%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue238.82°

Saturation (HSL)25.12%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 4D · B 7F

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Colour values

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