Colour

#4F4FAF

#4F4FAF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4F4FAF is a blue with RGB values 79, 79, 175 and HSL 240°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4F4FAF#4F4FAF

HEX#4F4FAF

RGBrgb(79, 79, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3098, 0.6863

RGB percentages31%, 31%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(240, 37.8%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 54.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK54.9%, 54.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,197,743

CSS custom property--colour: #4F4FAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#B0B050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#135EB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#216577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.2 Slate blue · ΔE 12.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7 Royal blue · ΔE 16.7 Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFAF4F

Analogous#4F7FAF, #7F4FAF

Triadic#AF4F4F, #4FAF4F

Split complementary#AF7F4F, #7FAF4F

Tetradic#AF4F7F, #AFAF4F, #4FAF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBDBEF

Lighter +30%#B8B8DF

Lighter +20%#9595CF

Lighter +10%#7272BF

Darker −10%#3F3F8C

Darker −20%#2F2F69

Darker −30%#1F1F46

Darker −40%#101022

More saturated +25%#2F2FCF

Less saturated −25%#6F6F8F

Channel breakdown

R79

G79

B175

Red79 (31%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)37.8%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 4F · B AF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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