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Recognised as Colour

#4D4784

  • #4D4784
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D4784 is a blue with RGB values 77, 71, 132 and HSL 246°, 30%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D4784#4D4784
HEX#4D4784
RGBrgb(77, 71, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2784, 0.5176
RGB percentages30.2%, 27.8%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(245.9, 30%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 46.2%, 51.8%)
CMYK41.7%, 46.2%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,064,580
CSS custom property--colour: #4D4784;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#B2B87B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#315086no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F4D83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3D535Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.6Midnight blue · ΔE 27.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.8Steel blue · ΔE 29.7Slate blue · ΔE 32.1Medium purple · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E8447
Analogous#475F84, #6C4784
Triadic#844D47, #47844D
Split complementary#846B47, #608447
Tetradic#84475F, #7E8447, #47846C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFBCDB
Lighter +30%#9F9BC9
Lighter +20%#807AB7
Lighter +10%#6059A5
Darker −10%#3A3563
Darker −20%#262342
Darker −30%#131121
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#392E9D
Less saturated −25%#61606B

Channel breakdown

R77
G71
B132
Red77 (30.2%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue245.9°
Saturation (HSL)30.05%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 47 · B 84

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