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Recognised as Colour

#4B65EA

  • #4B65EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4B65EA is a blue with RGB values 75, 101, 234 and HSL 230°, 79%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4B65EA#4B65EA
HEX#4B65EA
RGBrgb(75, 101, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3961, 0.9176
RGB percentages29.4%, 39.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(230.2, 79.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 67.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK67.9%, 56.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,941,290
CSS custom property--colour: #4B65EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#B49A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00869Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.1Slate blue · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD04B
Analogous#4BB4EA, #814BEA
Triadic#EA4B65, #65EA4B
Split complementary#EA814B, #B4EA4B
Tetradic#EA4BB4, #EAD04B, #4BEA81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4DAFA
Lighter +20%#A6B3F5
Lighter +10%#798CEF
Darker −10%#1D3EE5
Darker −20%#1630B9
Darker −30%#10248C
Darker −40%#0B195E
More saturated +25%#3657FF
Less saturated −25%#6476D1

Channel breakdown

R75
G101
B234
Red75 (29.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue230.19°
Saturation (HSL)79.1%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 65 · B EA

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