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Recognised as Colour

#4E4376

  • #4E4376
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E4376 is a blue with RGB values 78, 67, 118 and HSL 253°, 28%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E4376#4E4376
HEX#4E4376
RGBrgb(78, 67, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2627, 0.4627
RGB percentages30.6%, 26.3%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(252.9, 27.6%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 43.2%, 46.3%)
CMYK33.9%, 43.2%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,078
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4376;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B1BC89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#334B78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#354A75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#454C57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.2Midnight blue · ΔE 30.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.1Slate grey · ΔE 33.5Dim grey · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B7643
Analogous#435176, #684376
Triadic#764E43, #43764E
Split complementary#766843, #527643
Tetradic#764351, #6B7643, #437668

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9B2D3
Lighter +30%#9C91C1
Lighter +20%#7E71AE
Lighter +10%#645597
Darker −10%#383155
Darker −20%#231E35
Darker −30%#0D0C14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#412C8D
Less saturated −25%#5B5A5F

Channel breakdown

R78
G67
B118
Red78 (30.6%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue252.94°
Saturation (HSL)27.57%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 43 · B 76

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