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Recognised as Colour

#4D4B7E

  • #4D4B7E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D4B7E is a blue with RGB values 77, 75, 126 and HSL 242°, 25%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D4B7E#4D4B7E
HEX#4D4B7E
RGBrgb(77, 75, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2941, 0.4941
RGB percentages30.2%, 29.4%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(242.4, 25.4%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 40.5%, 49.4%)
CMYK38.9%, 40.5%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,065,598
CSS custom property--colour: #4D4B7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#B2B481

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A5280no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#394F7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3F555Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 30.7Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4Midnight blue · ΔE 32.9Dim grey · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C7E4B
Analogous#4B627E, #674B7E
Triadic#7E4D4B, #4B7E4D
Split complementary#7E674B, #627E4B
Tetradic#7E4B62, #7C7E4B, #4B7E67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEBDD8
Lighter +30%#9F9DC5
Lighter +20%#7F7DB2
Lighter +10%#615E9E
Darker −10%#39385E
Darker −20%#26253E
Darker −30%#12121E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#363297
Less saturated −25%#646465

Channel breakdown

R77
G75
B126
Red77 (30.2%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue242.35°
Saturation (HSL)25.37%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 4B · B 7E

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