Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#4B4CE5

  • #4B4CE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4B4CE5 is a blue with RGB values 75, 76, 229 and HSL 240°, 75%, 60%. 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

#4B4CE5#4B4CE5
HEX#4B4CE5
RGBrgb(75, 76, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.298, 0.898
RGB percentages29.4%, 29.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(239.6, 74.8%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 67.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK67.2%, 66.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,934,885
CSS custom property--colour: #4B4CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#B4B31A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4Dark blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5E44B
Analogous#4B99E5, #974BE5
Triadic#E54B4C, #4CE54B
Split complementary#E5974B, #99E54B
Tetradic#E54B99, #E5E44B, #4BE597

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFF
Lighter +30%#D1D1F8
Lighter +20%#A4A5F2
Lighter +10%#7878EB
Darker −10%#2021DD
Darker −20%#191AB1
Darker −30%#131484
Darker −40%#0D0D57
More saturated +25%#3133FF
Less saturated −25%#6565CB

Channel breakdown

R75
G76
B229
Red75 (29.4%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue239.61°
Saturation (HSL)74.76%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 4C · B E5

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “4b4ce5” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.