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Recognised as Colour

#4D71E2

  • #4D71E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4D71E2 is a blue with RGB values 77, 113, 226 and HSL 226°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4D71E2#4D71E2
HEX#4D71E2
RGBrgb(77, 113, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4431, 0.8863
RGB percentages30.2%, 44.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(225.5, 72%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 65.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK65.9%, 50%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,075,426
CSS custom property--colour: #4D71E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B28E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#307FE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.5Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2BE4D
Analogous#4DBCE2, #734DE2
Triadic#E24D71, #71E24D
Split complementary#E2734D, #BCE24D
Tetradic#E24DBC, #E2BE4D, #4DE273

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#D1DAF7
Lighter +20%#A5B7F0
Lighter +10%#7994E9
Darker −10%#234FD9
Darker −20%#1C3FAD
Darker −30%#152F81
Darker −40%#0E1F55
More saturated +25%#3364FC
Less saturated −25%#677EC8

Channel breakdown

R77
G113
B226
Red77 (30.2%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue225.5°
Saturation (HSL)71.98%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 71 · B E2

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