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Recognised as Colour

#4D5BA4

  • #4D5BA4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4D5BA4 is a blue with RGB values 77, 91, 164 and HSL 230°, 36%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4D5BA4#4D5BA4
HEX#4D5BA4
RGBrgb(77, 91, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3569, 0.6431
RGB percentages30.2%, 35.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(230.3, 36.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 53%, 64.3%)
CMYK53%, 44.5%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,069,732
CSS custom property--colour: #4D5BA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#B2A45B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C64A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#335DA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#256B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4964D
Analogous#4D87A4, #6A4DA4
Triadic#A44D5B, #5BA44D
Split complementary#A46A4D, #87A44D
Tetradic#A44D87, #A4964D, #4DA46A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D7EA
Lighter +30%#B0B7DA
Lighter +20%#8D97CA
Lighter +10%#6B77B9
Darker −10%#3D4881
Darker −20%#2C345F
Darker −30%#1C213C
Darker −40%#0C0E19
More saturated +25%#2F47C2
Less saturated −25%#6B6F86

Channel breakdown

R77
G91
B164
Red77 (30.2%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue230.34°
Saturation (HSL)36.1%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 5B · B A4

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