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Recognised as Colour

#4D23EA

  • #4D23EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4D23EA is a blue with RGB values 77, 35, 234 and HSL 253°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4D23EA#4D23EA
HEX#4D23EA
RGBrgb(77, 35, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.1373, 0.9176
RGB percentages30.2%, 13.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(252.7, 82.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 85%, 91.8%)
CMYK67.1%, 85%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,055,466
CSS custom property--colour: #4D23EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#B2DC15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00658Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.5Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Blue · ΔE 20.7Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Dark orchid · ΔE 31.7Dark blue · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0EA23
Analogous#235CEA, #B123EA
Triadic#EA4D23, #23EA4D
Split complementary#EAB023, #5DEA23
Tetradic#EA235C, #C0EA23, #23EAB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4DDFC
Lighter +30%#BEAFF7
Lighter +20%#9880F3
Lighter +10%#7352EE
Darker −10%#3913C7
Darker −20%#2C0F98
Darker −30%#1E0A6A
Darker −40%#11063B
More saturated +25%#410EFF
Less saturated −25%#5E41CC

Channel breakdown

R77
G35
B234
Red77 (30.2%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue252.66°
Saturation (HSL)82.57%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 23 · B EA

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