Recognised as Colour

#4D476C

#4D476C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D476C is a blue with RGB values 77, 71, 108 and HSL 250°, 21%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D476C

RGBrgb(77, 71, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2784, 0.4235

RGB percentages30.2%, 27.8%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(249.7, 20.7%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 34.3%, 42.4%)

CMYK28.7%, 34.3%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,064,556

CSS custom property--colour: #4D476C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#B2B893

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4C6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D4B6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#464D54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26 Dim grey · ΔE 26.6 Slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Steel blue · ΔE 28.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#666C47

Analogous#47536C, #60476C

Triadic#6C4D47, #476C4D

Split complementary#6C6047, #546C47

Tetradic#6C4753, #666C47, #476C60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7B2CD

Lighter +30%#9A94B8

Lighter +20%#7D75A4

Lighter +10%#635B8B

Darker −10%#37334D

Darker −20%#211F2E

Darker −30%#0B0A10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E3182

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R77

G71

B108

Red77 (30.2%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue249.73°

Saturation (HSL)20.67%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 47 · B 6C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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