Colour

#4D486F

#4D486F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D486F is a blue with RGB values 77, 72, 111 and HSL 248°, 21%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D486F

RGBrgb(77, 72, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2824, 0.4353

RGB percentages30.2%, 28.2%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(247.7, 21.3%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 35.1%, 43.5%)

CMYK30.6%, 35.1%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,064,815

CSS custom property--colour: #4D486F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.5:1

Contrast with white8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#B2B790

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4E71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D4C6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#454F56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Slate grey · ΔE 27 Dim grey · ΔE 27.4 Steel blue · ΔE 27.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A6F48

Analogous#48576F, #60486F

Triadic#6F4D48, #486F4D

Split complementary#6F6148, #576F48

Tetradic#6F4857, #6A6F48, #486F60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8B4CF

Lighter +30%#9A95BB

Lighter +20%#7D77A6

Lighter +10%#625C8E

Darker −10%#383450

Darker −20%#222031

Darker −30%#0D0C12

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3C3186

Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R77

G72

B111

Red77 (30.2%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue247.69°

Saturation (HSL)21.31%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 48 · B 6F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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