Recognised as Colour

#4C2EFF

#4C2EFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4C2EFF is a blue with RGB values 76, 46, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4C2EFF#4C2EFF

HEX#4C2EFF

RGBrgb(76, 46, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1804, 1

RGB percentages29.8%, 18%, 100%

HSLhsl(248.6, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 82%, 100%)

CMYK70.2%, 82%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,992,767

CSS custom property--colour: #4C2EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1

Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#B3D100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00729Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.2 Blue · ΔE 16.4 Blue violet · ΔE 21.9 Dark violet · ΔE 27 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.9 Dark blue · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E1FF2E

Analogous#2E78FF, #B52EFF

Triadic#FF4C2E, #2EFF4C

Split complementary#FFB52E, #78FF2E

Tetradic#FF2E78, #E1FF2E, #2EFFB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBFAFF

Lighter +30%#CFC7FF

Lighter +20%#A394FF

Lighter +10%#7861FF

Darker −10%#2400FA

Darker −20%#1D00C7

Darker −30%#150094

Darker −40%#0E0061

More saturated +25%#4C2EFF

Less saturated −25%#5F48E5

Channel breakdown

R76

G46

B255

Red76 (29.8%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue248.61°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 2E · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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