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Recognised as Colour

#4D44DA

  • #4D44DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4D44DA is a blue with RGB values 77, 68, 218 and HSL 244°, 67%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4D44DA#4D44DA
HEX#4D44DA
RGBrgb(77, 68, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2667, 0.8549
RGB percentages30.2%, 26.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(243.6, 67%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.6, 68.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK64.7%, 68.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,063,898
CSS custom property--colour: #4D44DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#B2BB25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3Dark blue · ΔE 25.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1DA44
Analogous#4486DA, #9844DA
Triadic#DA4D44, #44DA4D
Split complementary#DA9844, #86DA44
Tetradic#DA4486, #D1DA44, #44DA98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEEFC
Lighter +30%#C7C4F3
Lighter +20%#9E99EB
Lighter +10%#766FE2
Darker −10%#3027C4
Darker −20%#261E9A
Darker −30%#1B166F
Darker −40%#110E44
More saturated +25%#3428F6
Less saturated −25%#6660BE

Channel breakdown

R77
G68
B218
Red77 (30.2%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue243.6°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 44 · B DA

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