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Recognised as Colour

#4D52A0

  • #4D52A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D52A0 is a blue with RGB values 77, 82, 160 and HSL 236°, 35%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D52A0#4D52A0
HEX#4D52A0
RGBrgb(77, 82, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3216, 0.6275
RGB percentages30.2%, 32.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(236.4, 35%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 51.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK51.9%, 48.8%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,067,424
CSS custom property--colour: #4D52A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#B2AD5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F5DA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#26579Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2B6371no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.9Midnight blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A09B4D
Analogous#4D7CA0, #714DA0
Triadic#A04D52, #52A04D
Split complementary#A0714D, #7CA04D
Tetradic#A04D7C, #A09B4D, #4DA071

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0D2E9
Lighter +30%#AEB1D8
Lighter +20%#8C8FC7
Lighter +10%#696EB7
Darker −10%#3C407E
Darker −20%#2C2F5B
Darker −30%#1B1D39
Darker −40%#0B0B16
More saturated +25%#2F38BE
Less saturated −25%#6B6C82

Channel breakdown

R77
G82
B160
Red77 (30.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue236.39°
Saturation (HSL)35.02%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 52 · B A0

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