Colour

#4D608A

#4D608A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4D608A is a blue with RGB values 77, 96, 138 and HSL 221°, 28%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D608A

RGBrgb(77, 96, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3765, 0.5412

RGB percentages30.2%, 37.6%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(221.3, 28.4%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 44.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK44.2%, 30.4%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,070,986

CSS custom property--colour: #4D608A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#B29F75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#51638Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B5E89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#37696Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.9 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Gray · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8A774D

Analogous#4D7F8A, #584D8A

Triadic#8A4D60, #608A4D

Split complementary#8A584D, #7F8A4D

Tetradic#8A4D7F, #8A774D, #4D8A58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C5CDDE

Lighter +30%#A4B0CC

Lighter +20%#8394BA

Lighter +10%#6278A8

Darker −10%#3B4969

Darker −20%#283249

Darker −30%#161C28

Darker −40%#040507

More saturated +25%#3256A5

Less saturated −25%#686A6F

Channel breakdown

R77

G96

B138

Red77 (30.2%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue221.31°

Saturation (HSL)28.37%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 60 · B 8A

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