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Recognised as Colour

#4A67E4

  • #4A67E4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4A67E4 is a blue with RGB values 74, 103, 228 and HSL 229°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4A67E4#4A67E4
HEX#4A67E4
RGBrgb(74, 103, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4039, 0.8941
RGB percentages29%, 40.4%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(228.7, 74%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 67.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK67.5%, 54.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,876,260
CSS custom property--colour: #4A67E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#B5981B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00859Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3.9Slate blue · ΔE 11.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3.85, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4C74A
Analogous#4AB4E4, #7A4AE4
Triadic#E44A67, #67E44A
Split complementary#E47A4A, #B4E44A
Tetradic#E44AB4, #E4C74A, #4AE47A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFE
Lighter +30%#CFD7F8
Lighter +20%#A3B2F1
Lighter +10%#768CEB
Darker −10%#2144DA
Darker −20%#1A36AE
Darker −30%#132882
Darker −40%#0D1A55
More saturated +25%#3057FE
Less saturated −25%#6477CA

Channel breakdown

R74
G103
B228
Red74 (29%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue228.7°
Saturation (HSL)74.04%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 67 · B E4

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