Colour

#4C50E6

#4C50E6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4C50E6 is a blue with RGB values 76, 80, 230 and HSL 238°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C50E6

RGBrgb(76, 80, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3137, 0.902

RGB percentages29.8%, 31.4%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(238.4, 75.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 67%, 90.2%)

CMYK67%, 65.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,001,446

CSS custom property--colour: #4C50E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12987WCAG 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 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#B3AF19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9 Slate blue · ΔE 20.7 Royal blue · ΔE 22.2 Blue violet · ΔE 25.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 26 Dark blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E6E24C

Analogous#4C9DE6, #954CE6

Triadic#E64C50, #50E64C

Split complementary#E6954C, #9DE64C

Tetradic#E64C9D, #E6E24C, #4CE695

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D2D3F9

Lighter +20%#A6A8F3

Lighter +10%#797CEC

Darker −10%#1F24E0

Darker −20%#191DB3

Darker −30%#131686

Darker −40%#0C0F5A

More saturated +25%#3338FF

Less saturated −25%#6568CD

Channel breakdown

R76

G80

B230

Red76 (29.8%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue238.44°

Saturation (HSL)75.49%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 50 · B E6

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