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Recognised as Colour

#4E498F

  • #4E498F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E498F is a blue with RGB values 78, 73, 143 and HSL 244°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E498F#4E498F
HEX#4E498F
RGBrgb(78, 73, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2863, 0.5608
RGB percentages30.6%, 28.6%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(244.3, 32.4%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 49%, 56.1%)
CMYK45.5%, 49%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,130,639
CSS custom property--colour: #4E498F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#B1B670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C5492no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A4F8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#395865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.6Midnight blue · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Royal blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A8F49
Analogous#49678F, #71498F
Triadic#8F4E49, #498F4E
Split complementary#8F7149, #678F49
Tetradic#8F4967, #8A8F49, #498F71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C3E1
Lighter +30%#A5A2CF
Lighter +20%#8480BE
Lighter +10%#645EAD
Darker −10%#3C386D
Darker −20%#29274B
Darker −30%#17152A
Darker −40%#040408
More saturated +25%#372EAA
Less saturated −25%#656474

Channel breakdown

R78
G73
B143
Red78 (30.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue244.29°
Saturation (HSL)32.41%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 49 · B 8F

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