Colour

#4D65E5

#4D65E5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#4D65E5 is a blue with RGB values 77, 101, 229 and HSL 231°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D65E5

RGBrgb(77, 101, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3961, 0.898

RGB percentages30.2%, 39.6%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(230.5, 74.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 66.4%, 89.8%)

CMYK66.4%, 55.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,072,357

CSS custom property--colour: #4D65E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#B29A1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#006AE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00849Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.5 Slate blue · ΔE 11.1 Medium purple · ΔE 19.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.11, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5CD4D

Analogous#4DB1E5, #814DE5

Triadic#E54D65, #65E54D

Split complementary#E5814D, #B1E54D

Tetradic#E54DB1, #E5CD4D, #4DE581

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3D9F9

Lighter +20%#A6B2F2

Lighter +10%#798CEC

Darker −10%#203FDF

Darker −20%#1A32B2

Darker −30%#132686

Darker −40%#0D1959

More saturated +25%#3354FF

Less saturated −25%#6676CC

Channel breakdown

R77

G101

B229

Red77 (30.2%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue230.53°

Saturation (HSL)74.51%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 65 · B E5

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