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Recognised as Colour

#4E4876

  • #4E4876
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E4876 is a blue with RGB values 78, 72, 118 and HSL 248°, 24%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E4876#4E4876
HEX#4E4876
RGBrgb(78, 72, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2824, 0.4627
RGB percentages30.6%, 28.2%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(247.8, 24.2%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.8, 39%, 46.3%)
CMYK33.9%, 39%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,130,358
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4876;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#B1B789

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A4F78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4D75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#445059no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.6Dim grey · ΔE 31.3Light slate grey · ΔE 31.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#707648
Analogous#485976, #654876
Triadic#764E48, #48764E
Split complementary#766548, #597648
Tetradic#764859, #707648, #487665

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB7D3
Lighter +30%#9D97C0
Lighter +20%#7E78AC
Lighter +10%#635B96
Darker −10%#393556
Darker −20%#242137
Darker −30%#0F0E17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C308E
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R78
G72
B118
Red78 (30.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue247.83°
Saturation (HSL)24.21%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 48 · B 76

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