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Recognised as Colour

#4D3E99

  • #4D3E99
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D3E99 is a blue with RGB values 77, 62, 153 and HSL 250°, 42%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D3E99#4D3E99
HEX#4D3E99
RGBrgb(77, 62, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2431, 0.6
RGB percentages30.2%, 24.3%, 60%
HSLhsl(249.9, 42.3%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 59.5%, 60%)
CMYK49.7%, 59.5%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,062,297
CSS custom property--colour: #4D3E99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B2C166

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004F9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004A97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#335365no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.9Midnight blue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A993E
Analogous#3E5C99, #7B3E99
Triadic#994D3E, #3E994D
Split complementary#997B3E, #5D993E
Tetradic#993E5C, #8A993E, #3E997B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5BEE5
Lighter +30%#A49AD6
Lighter +20%#8376C7
Lighter +10%#6251B9
Darker −10%#3B2F75
Darker −20%#282150
Darker −30%#16122C
Darker −40%#040308
More saturated +25%#3B23B4
Less saturated −25%#5F597E

Channel breakdown

R77
G62
B153
Red77 (30.2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue249.89°
Saturation (HSL)42.33%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 3E · B 99

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