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Colour

#4F4478

  • #4F4478
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F4478 is a blue with RGB values 79, 68, 120 and HSL 253°, 28%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4F4478#4F4478
HEX#4F4478
RGBrgb(79, 68, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2667, 0.4706
RGB percentages31%, 26.7%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(252.7, 27.7%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 43.3%, 47.1%)
CMYK34.2%, 43.3%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,194,872
CSS custom property--colour: #4F4478;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B0BB87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#344C7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#354B77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#454E58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 30Midnight blue · ΔE 30.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.6Slate grey · ΔE 33.6Light slate grey · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D7844
Analogous#445378, #694478
Triadic#784F44, #44784F
Split complementary#786944, #537844
Tetradic#784453, #6D7844, #447869

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB4D4
Lighter +30%#9D93C2
Lighter +20%#7F73AF
Lighter +10%#645699
Darker −10%#3A3257
Darker −20%#241F37
Darker −30%#0F0D16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#412D90
Less saturated −25%#5D5C61

Channel breakdown

R79
G68
B120
Red79 (31%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue252.69°
Saturation (HSL)27.66%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 44 · B 78

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