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Recognised as Colour

#4D4E83

  • #4D4E83
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D4E83 is a blue with RGB values 77, 78, 131 and HSL 239°, 26%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D4E83#4D4E83
HEX#4D4E83
RGBrgb(77, 78, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3059, 0.5137
RGB percentages30.2%, 30.6%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(238.9, 26%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.9, 41.2%, 51.4%)
CMYK41.2%, 40.5%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,066,371
CSS custom property--colour: #4D4E83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#B2B17C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C5585no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#395182no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3D5862no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Slate grey · ΔE 30.6Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2Midnight blue · ΔE 32.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83824D
Analogous#4D6983, #674D83
Triadic#834D4E, #4E834D
Split complementary#83674D, #69834D
Tetradic#834D69, #83824D, #4D8367

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C2DB
Lighter +30%#A1A2C8
Lighter +20%#8182B5
Lighter +10%#6162A2
Darker −10%#3A3B63
Darker −20%#272843
Darker −30%#141523
Darker −40%#010103
More saturated +25%#33359D
Less saturated −25%#676769

Channel breakdown

R77
G78
B131
Red77 (30.2%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue238.89°
Saturation (HSL)25.96%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 4E · B 83

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