Colour

#4F4279

#4F4279
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F4279 is a blue with RGB values 79, 66, 121 and HSL 254°, 29%, 37%. 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

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HEX#4F4279

RGBrgb(79, 66, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2588, 0.4745

RGB percentages31%, 25.9%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(254.2, 29.4%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 45.5%, 47.5%)

CMYK34.7%, 45.5%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,194,361

CSS custom property--colour: #4F4279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.1 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#B0BD86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#304B7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#324A78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#454C57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 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 14.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.5 Steel blue · ΔE 31.3 Slate grey · ΔE 35.5 Slate blue · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C7942

Analogous#425079, #6B4279

Triadic#794F42, #42794F

Split complementary#796B42, #517942

Tetradic#794250, #6C7942, #42796B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BAB2D5

Lighter +30%#9D91C3

Lighter +20%#7F70B1

Lighter +10%#65549A

Darker −10%#393058

Darker −20%#241E37

Darker −30%#0E0C16

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#432B90

Less saturated −25%#5B5962

Channel breakdown

R79

G66

B121

Red79 (31%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue254.18°

Saturation (HSL)29.41%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 42 · B 79

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