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Recognised as Colour

#4D4E75

  • #4D4E75
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4D4E75 is a blue with RGB values 77, 78, 117 and HSL 238°, 21%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4D4E75#4D4E75
HEX#4D4E75
RGBrgb(77, 78, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3059, 0.4588
RGB percentages30.2%, 30.6%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(238.5, 20.6%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.5, 34.2%, 45.9%)
CMYK34.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,066,357
CSS custom property--colour: #4D4E75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#B2B18A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#425377no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#415074no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#43555Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Dim grey · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75744D
Analogous#4D6275, #604D75
Triadic#754D4E, #4E754D
Split complementary#75604D, #62754D
Tetradic#754D62, #75744D, #4D7560

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBBCD3
Lighter +30%#9D9EBE
Lighter +20%#7E7FAA
Lighter +10%#616394
Darker −10%#393956
Darker −20%#252537
Darker −30%#101019
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#35378D
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R77
G78
B117
Red77 (30.2%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue238.5°
Saturation (HSL)20.62%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 4E · B 75

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