Colour

#4D436C

#4D436C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D436C is a blue with RGB values 77, 67, 108 and HSL 255°, 23%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D436C

RGBrgb(77, 67, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2627, 0.4235

RGB percentages30.2%, 26.3%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(254.6, 23.4%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 38%, 42.4%)

CMYK28.7%, 38%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,063,532

CSS custom property--colour: #4D436C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.99:1

Contrast with white8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#B2BC93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#38496Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#39486Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#464A52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23 Dim grey · ΔE 29.6 Slate grey · ΔE 29.7 Steel blue · ΔE 29.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#626C43

Analogous#434E6C, #62436C

Triadic#6C4D43, #436C4D

Split complementary#6C6243, #4E6C43

Tetradic#6C434E, #626C43, #436C62

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6AECD

Lighter +30%#998FB9

Lighter +20%#7D6FA6

Lighter +10%#63578B

Darker −10%#372F4D

Darker −20%#201C2D

Darker −30%#0A080E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#422D82

Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R77

G67

B108

Red77 (30.2%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue254.63°

Saturation (HSL)23.43%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 43 · B 6C

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Colour values

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