Colour

#4D466C

#4D466C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D466C is a blue with RGB values 77, 70, 108 and HSL 251°, 21%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D466C

RGBrgb(77, 70, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2745, 0.4235

RGB percentages30.2%, 27.5%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(251.1, 21.3%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 35.2%, 42.4%)

CMYK28.7%, 35.2%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,064,300

CSS custom property--colour: #4D466C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B2B993

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C4C6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C4A6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#464D54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Dim grey · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Steel blue · ΔE 28.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#656C46

Analogous#46526C, #60466C

Triadic#6C4D46, #466C4D

Split complementary#6C6046, #526C46

Tetradic#6C4652, #656C46, #466C60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6B1CD

Lighter +30%#9992B9

Lighter +20%#7C73A5

Lighter +10%#635A8B

Darker −10%#37324D

Darker −20%#211E2E

Darker −30%#0B0A0F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3F3082

Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R77

G70

B108

Red77 (30.2%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue251.05°

Saturation (HSL)21.35%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 46 · B 6C

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Colour values

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