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Recognised as Colour

#4D3AA0

  • #4D3AA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4D3AA0 is a blue with RGB values 77, 58, 160 and HSL 251°, 47%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#4D3AA0#4D3AA0
HEX#4D3AA0
RGBrgb(77, 58, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2275, 0.6275
RGB percentages30.2%, 22.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(251.2, 46.8%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 63.8%, 62.7%)
CMYK51.9%, 63.8%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,061,280
CSS custom property--colour: #4D3AA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B2C55F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00499Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2E5367no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.2Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4Midnight blue · ΔE 17Indigo · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DA03A
Analogous#3A5AA0, #803AA0
Triadic#A04D3A, #3AA04D
Split complementary#A0803A, #5AA03A
Tetradic#A03A5A, #8DA03A, #3AA080

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6BEE8
Lighter +30%#A599DA
Lighter +20%#8474CC
Lighter +10%#634EBF
Darker −10%#3B2C7B
Darker −20%#291F55
Darker −30%#171130
Darker −40%#05040A
More saturated +25%#3C1FBB
Less saturated −25%#5E5585

Channel breakdown

R77
G58
B160
Red77 (30.2%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue251.18°
Saturation (HSL)46.79%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 3A · B A0

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