Colour

#4E4973

#4E4973
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E4973 is a blue with RGB values 78, 73, 115 and HSL 247°, 22%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E4973

RGBrgb(78, 73, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2863, 0.451

RGB percentages30.6%, 28.6%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(247.1, 22.3%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.1, 36.5%, 45.1%)

CMYK32.2%, 36.5%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,130,611

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4973;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07623WCAG 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 8.32:1

Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#B1B68C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4F75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D4D72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#455158no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1 Steel blue · ΔE 27 Slate grey · ΔE 27.7 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E7349

Analogous#495973, #634973

Triadic#734E49, #49734E

Split complementary#736349, #597349

Tetradic#734959, #6E7349, #497363

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BAB7D1

Lighter +30%#9C98BD

Lighter +20%#7E78AA

Lighter +10%#635D92

Darker −10%#393554

Darker −20%#242135

Darker −30%#0F0E15

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3C328B

Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R78

G73

B115

Red78 (30.6%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue247.14°

Saturation (HSL)22.34%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 49 · B 73

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