Colour

#4F428F

#4F428F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F428F is a blue with RGB values 79, 66, 143 and HSL 250°, 37%, 41%. 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

#4F428F#4F428F

HEX#4F428F

RGBrgb(79, 66, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2588, 0.5608

RGB percentages31%, 25.9%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(250.1, 36.8%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.1, 53.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK44.8%, 53.8%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,194,383

CSS custom property--colour: #4F428F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.37:1

Contrast with white8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B0BD70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E4F92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E4C8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#3C5262no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 2.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 20.1 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Medium purple · ΔE 26.2 Royal blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 2.45, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#828F42

Analogous#425B8F, #76428F

Triadic#8F4F42, #428F4F

Split complementary#8F7642, #5B8F42

Tetradic#8F425B, #828F42, #428F76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3BDE0

Lighter +30%#A39AD0

Lighter +20%#8377C0

Lighter +10%#6354B0

Darker −10%#3C326C

Darker −20%#282249

Darker −30%#151226

Darker −40%#020203

More saturated +25%#3E28A9

Less saturated −25%#605C75

Channel breakdown

R79

G66

B143

Red79 (31%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue250.13°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 42 · B 8F

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