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Recognised as Colour

#4A55EC

  • #4A55EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4A55EC is a blue with RGB values 74, 85, 236 and HSL 236°, 81%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4A55EC#4A55EC
HEX#4A55EC
RGBrgb(74, 85, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3333, 0.9255
RGB percentages29%, 33.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(235.9, 81%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 68.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK68.6%, 64%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,871,660
CSS custom property--colour: #4A55EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#B5AA13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5Slate blue · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 21.4Blue violet · ΔE 26.4Dark orchid · ΔE 27.6Medium purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE14A
Analogous#4AA6EC, #904AEC
Triadic#EC4A55, #55EC4A
Split complementary#EC904A, #A6EC4A
Tetradic#EC4AA6, #ECE14A, #4AEC90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4D7FB
Lighter +20%#A6ACF6
Lighter +10%#7880F1
Darker −10%#1C2AE7
Darker −20%#141FBC
Darker −30%#0F188E
Darker −40%#0A1060
More saturated +25%#3745FF
Less saturated −25%#636BD3

Channel breakdown

R74
G85
B236
Red74 (29%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue235.93°
Saturation (HSL)81%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 55 · B EC

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