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Colour

#4B5ECA

  • #4B5ECA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4B5ECA is a blue with RGB values 75, 94, 202 and HSL 231°, 55%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4B5ECA#4B5ECA
HEX#4B5ECA
RGBrgb(75, 94, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3686, 0.7922
RGB percentages29.4%, 36.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(231, 54.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 62.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK62.9%, 53.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,939,466
CSS custom property--colour: #4B5ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#B4A135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#156ECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00778Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.8Slate blue · ΔE 9.6Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB74B
Analogous#4B9ECA, #784BCA
Triadic#CA4B5E, #5ECA4B
Split complementary#CA774B, #9ECA4B
Tetradic#CA4B9D, #CAB74B, #4BCA77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EBF8
Lighter +30%#C1C8ED
Lighter +20%#9AA4E1
Lighter +10%#7281D6
Darker −10%#3346AF
Darker −20%#283687
Darker −30%#1C2660
Darker −40%#111738
More saturated +25%#2E4AE7
Less saturated −25%#6872AD

Channel breakdown

R75
G94
B202
Red75 (29.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue231.02°
Saturation (HSL)54.51%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 5E · B CA

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