Recognised as Colour

#4C4EE7

#4C4EE7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4C4EE7 is a blue with RGB values 76, 78, 231 and HSL 239°, 76%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C4EE7

RGBrgb(76, 78, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3059, 0.9059

RGB percentages29.8%, 30.6%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(239.2, 76.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.2, 67.1%, 90.6%)

CMYK67.1%, 66.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,000,935

CSS custom property--colour: #4C4EE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#B3B118

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007794no 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 text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4 Slate blue · ΔE 22.5 Blue violet · ΔE 23.7 Royal blue · ΔE 24.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7 Dark blue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7E54C

Analogous#4C9BE7, #984CE7

Triadic#E74C4E, #4EE74C

Split complementary#E7984C, #9BE74C

Tetradic#E74C9B, #E7E54C, #4CE798

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3D3F9

Lighter +20%#A6A7F3

Lighter +10%#797AED

Darker −10%#1F22E1

Darker −20%#181AB5

Darker −30%#121488

Darker −40%#0C0D5B

More saturated +25%#3437FF

Less saturated −25%#6567CE

Channel breakdown

R76

G78

B231

Red76 (29.8%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue239.23°

Saturation (HSL)76.35%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 4E · B E7

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