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Recognised as Colour

#4B4BE3

  • #4B4BE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4B4BE3 is a blue with RGB values 75, 75, 227 and HSL 240°, 73%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4B4BE3#4B4BE3
HEX#4B4BE3
RGBrgb(75, 75, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2941, 0.8902
RGB percentages29.4%, 29.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(240, 73.1%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 67%, 89%)
CMYK67%, 67%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,934,627
CSS custom property--colour: #4B4BE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#B4B41C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1Dark blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3E34B
Analogous#4B97E3, #974BE3
Triadic#E34B4B, #4BE34B
Split complementary#E3974B, #97E34B
Tetradic#E34B97, #E3E34B, #4BE397

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFE
Lighter +30%#CFCFF8
Lighter +20%#A3A3F1
Lighter +10%#7777EA
Darker −10%#2222D9
Darker −20%#1B1BAD
Darker −30%#141481
Darker −40%#0D0D55
More saturated +25%#3131FD
Less saturated −25%#6565C9

Channel breakdown

R75
G75
B227
Red75 (29.4%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)73.08%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 4B · B E3

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