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Recognised as Colour

#4D427A

  • #4D427A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D427A is a blue with RGB values 77, 66, 122 and HSL 252°, 30%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D427A#4D427A
HEX#4D427A
RGBrgb(77, 66, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2588, 0.4784
RGB percentages30.2%, 25.9%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(251.8, 29.8%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 45.9%, 47.8%)
CMYK36.9%, 45.9%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,063,290
CSS custom property--colour: #4D427A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B2BD85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F4B7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#304979no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#424D58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.7Midnight blue · ΔE 27.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.3Steel blue · ΔE 31.1Slate blue · ΔE 35.1Medium purple · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F7A42
Analogous#42537A, #69427A
Triadic#7A4D42, #427A4D
Split complementary#7A6942, #537A42
Tetradic#7A4253, #6F7A42, #427A69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9B2D6
Lighter +30%#9B91C4
Lighter +20%#7D70B2
Lighter +10%#62549B
Darker −10%#383059
Darker −20%#231E38
Darker −30%#0E0C17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F2B92
Less saturated −25%#5B5A63

Channel breakdown

R77
G66
B122
Red77 (30.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue251.79°
Saturation (HSL)29.79%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 42 · B 7A

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