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Recognised as Colour

#4F53C4

  • #4F53C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#4F53C4 is a blue with RGB values 79, 83, 196 and HSL 238°, 50%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#4F53C4#4F53C4
HEX#4F53C4
RGBrgb(79, 83, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3255, 0.7686
RGB percentages31%, 32.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(237.9, 49.8%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 59.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK59.7%, 57.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,198,788
CSS custom property--colour: #4F53C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#B0AC3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.2Royal blue · ΔE 10.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4C04F
Analogous#4F8DC4, #864FC4
Triadic#C44F53, #53C44F
Split complementary#C4864F, #8EC44F
Tetradic#C44F8D, #C4C04F, #4FC486

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E8F7
Lighter +30%#C2C3EA
Lighter +20%#9B9EDE
Lighter +10%#7578D1
Darker −10%#383CA8
Darker −20%#2B2E82
Darker −30%#1F215B
Darker −40%#121335
More saturated +25%#3238E1
Less saturated −25%#6C6EA7

Channel breakdown

R79
G83
B196
Red79 (31%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue237.95°
Saturation (HSL)49.79%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 53 · B C4

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