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Recognised as Colour

#4B59FF

  • #4B59FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4B59FF is a blue with RGB values 75, 89, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4B59FF#4B59FF
HEX#4B59FF
RGBrgb(75, 89, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.349, 1
RGB percentages29.4%, 34.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(235.3, 100%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 70.6%, 100%)
CMYK70.6%, 65.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,938,239
CSS custom property--colour: #4B59FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#B4A600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0085A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Royal blue · ΔE 28.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.5Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6Medium blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF14B
Analogous#4BB3FF, #974BFF
Triadic#FF4B59, #59FF4B
Split complementary#FF974B, #B3FF4B
Tetradic#FF4BB3, #FFF14B, #4BFF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E6FF
Lighter +20%#B1B7FF
Lighter +10%#7E88FF
Darker −10%#182AFF
Darker −20%#0012E4
Darker −30%#000EB1
Darker −40%#000A7E
More saturated +25%#4B59FF
Less saturated −25%#616CE9

Channel breakdown

R75
G89
B255
Red75 (29.4%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue235.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 59 · B FF

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