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Recognised as Colour

#4E27E2

  • #4E27E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4E27E2 is a blue with RGB values 78, 39, 226 and HSL 253°, 76%, 52%. 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

#4E27E2#4E27E2
HEX#4E27E2
RGBrgb(78, 39, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1529, 0.8863
RGB percentages30.6%, 15.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(252.5, 76.3%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 82.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK65.5%, 82.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,122,018
CSS custom property--colour: #4E27E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B1D81D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.6Blue violet · ΔE 14.8Dark violet · ΔE 20.6Blue · ΔE 25.9Dark orchid · ΔE 27.8Dark blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBE227
Analogous#275EE2, #AB27E2
Triadic#E24E27, #27E24E
Split complementary#E2AB27, #5EE227
Tetradic#E2275E, #BBE227, #27E2AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1DBFA
Lighter +30%#BDAEF4
Lighter +20%#9881EE
Lighter +10%#7354E8
Darker −10%#3B19BD
Darker −20%#2D1390
Darker −30%#1F0D63
Darker −40%#110736
More saturated +25%#3D0AFF
Less saturated −25%#6046C3

Channel breakdown

R78
G39
B226
Red78 (30.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue252.51°
Saturation (HSL)76.33%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 27 · B E2

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