Colour

#4B45DF

#4B45DF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4B45DF is a blue with RGB values 75, 69, 223 and HSL 242°, 71%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4B45DF#4B45DF

HEX#4B45DF

RGBrgb(75, 69, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2706, 0.8745

RGB percentages29.4%, 27.1%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(242.3, 70.6%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.3, 69.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK66.4%, 69.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,933,087

CSS custom property--colour: #4B45DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#B4BA20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9 Blue violet · ΔE 21.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 24 Dark blue · ΔE 26.5 Royal blue · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9DF45

Analogous#458CDF, #9845DF

Triadic#DF4B45, #45DF4B

Split complementary#DF9845, #8CDF45

Tetradic#DF458C, #D9DF45, #45DF98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F3FD

Lighter +30%#C9C8F5

Lighter +20%#9F9CEE

Lighter +10%#7571E6

Darker −10%#2A23CE

Darker −20%#211CA2

Darker −30%#181477

Darker −40%#0F0D4B

More saturated +25%#322AFA

Less saturated −25%#6460C4

Channel breakdown

R75

G69

B223

Red75 (29.4%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue242.34°

Saturation (HSL)70.64%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 45 · B DF

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