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Colour

#4D409C

  • #4D409C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D409C is a blue with RGB values 77, 64, 156 and HSL 248°, 42%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D409C#4D409C
HEX#4D409C
RGBrgb(77, 64, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.251, 0.6118
RGB percentages30.2%, 25.1%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(248.5, 41.8%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.5, 59%, 61.2%)
CMYK50.6%, 59%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,062,812
CSS custom property--colour: #4D409C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B2BF63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00519Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#004B9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#305567no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Midnight blue · ΔE 17.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F9C40
Analogous#40619C, #7B409C
Triadic#9C4D40, #409C4D
Split complementary#9C7B40, #619C40
Tetradic#9C4061, #8F9C40, #409C7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7C2E6
Lighter +30%#A69ED7
Lighter +20%#857AC8
Lighter +10%#6456B9
Darker −10%#3B3178
Darker −20%#292254
Darker −30%#171330
Darker −40%#06050B
More saturated +25%#3925B8
Less saturated −25%#615C81

Channel breakdown

R77
G64
B156
Red77 (30.2%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue248.48°
Saturation (HSL)41.82%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 40 · B 9C

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