Recognised as Colour

#4E09EA

#4E09EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4E09EA is a violet with RGB values 78, 9, 234 and HSL 258°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4E09EA#4E09EA

HEX#4E09EA

RGBrgb(78, 9, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0353, 0.9176

RGB percentages30.6%, 3.5%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(258.4, 92.6%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 96.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK66.7%, 96.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,114,346

CSS custom property--colour: #4E09EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.23:1

Contrast with white8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#B1F615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00608Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.4 Blue · ΔE 14.8 Blue violet · ΔE 21.6 Dark violet · ΔE 24.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.5 Dark blue · ΔE 39.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5EA09

Analogous#0935EA, #BE09EA

Triadic#EA4E09, #09EA4E

Split complementary#EABE09, #35EA09

Tetradic#EA0935, #A5EA09, #09EABE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4C2FD

Lighter +30%#B291FB

Lighter +20%#8F60F9

Lighter +10%#6C2FF7

Darker −10%#3E07B9

Darker −20%#2D0588

Darker −30%#1D0357

Darker −40%#0D0126

More saturated +25%#4B00F3

Less saturated −25%#5A27CC

Channel breakdown

R78

B234

Red78 (30.6%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue258.4°

Saturation (HSL)92.59%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 09 · B EA

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