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Colour

#4A60E8

  • #4A60E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4A60E8 is a blue with RGB values 74, 96, 232 and HSL 232°, 77%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4A60E8#4A60E8
HEX#4A60E8
RGBrgb(74, 96, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3765, 0.9098
RGB percentages29%, 37.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(231.6, 77.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 68.1%, 91%)
CMYK68.1%, 58.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,874,472
CSS custom property--colour: #4A60E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#B59F17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#00829Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.9Royal blue · ΔE 11.2Slate blue · ΔE 13.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D24A
Analogous#4AAFE8, #834AE8
Triadic#E84A60, #60E84A
Split complementary#E8834A, #AFE84A
Tetradic#E84AAF, #E8D24A, #4AE883

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2D7F9
Lighter +20%#A5B0F3
Lighter +10%#7788EE
Darker −10%#1D38E2
Darker −20%#172DB5
Darker −30%#112288
Darker −40%#0C175B
More saturated +25%#334FFF
Less saturated −25%#6372CF

Channel breakdown

R74
G96
B232
Red74 (29%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue231.65°
Saturation (HSL)77.45%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 60 · B E8

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