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Colour

#4D50E6

  • #4D50E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4D50E6 is a blue with RGB values 77, 80, 230 and HSL 239°, 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

#4D50E6#4D50E6
HEX#4D50E6
RGBrgb(77, 80, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3137, 0.902
RGB percentages30.2%, 31.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(238.8, 75.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 66.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK66.5%, 65.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,066,982
CSS custom property--colour: #4D50E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#B2AF19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
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 15.7 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 text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 24.9Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9Dark blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6E34D
Analogous#4D9DE6, #964DE6
Triadic#E64D50, #50E64D
Split complementary#E6964D, #9DE64D
Tetradic#E64D9D, #E6E34D, #4DE696

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3D4F9
Lighter +20%#A6A8F3
Lighter +10%#7A7CEC
Darker −10%#2024E0
Darker −20%#191CB4
Darker −30%#131587
Darker −40%#0D0E5A
More saturated +25%#3438FF
Less saturated −25%#6668CD

Channel breakdown

R77
G80
B230
Red77 (30.2%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue238.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 50 · B E6

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