Colour

#4E4C74

#4E4C74
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E4C74 is a blue with RGB values 78, 76, 116 and HSL 243°, 21%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E4C74

RGBrgb(78, 76, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.298, 0.4549

RGB percentages30.6%, 29.8%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(243, 20.8%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243, 34.5%, 45.5%)

CMYK32.8%, 34.5%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,131,380

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4C74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#B1B38B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#405176no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F4F73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#45535Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8 Steel blue · ΔE 25.6 Slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Dim grey · ΔE 27.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 28 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72744C

Analogous#4C5E74, #624C74

Triadic#744E4C, #4C744E

Split complementary#74624C, #5E744C

Tetradic#744C5E, #72744C, #4C7462

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBBAD2

Lighter +30%#9D9BBE

Lighter +20%#7F7DAA

Lighter +10%#636093

Darker −10%#393855

Darker −20%#252436

Darker −30%#100F18

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#38348C

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R78

G76

B116

Red78 (30.6%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue243°

Saturation (HSL)20.83%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 4C · B 74

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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