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Recognised as Colour

#4E2ACB

  • #4E2ACB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4E2ACB is a blue with RGB values 78, 42, 203 and HSL 253°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4E2ACB#4E2ACB
HEX#4E2ACB
RGBrgb(78, 42, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1647, 0.7961
RGB percentages30.6%, 16.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(253.4, 65.7%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.4, 79.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK61.6%, 79.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,122,763
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2ACB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B1D534

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.8Medium blue · ΔE 19.7Dark blue · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.3Navy · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7CB2A
Analogous#2A57CB, #9E2ACB
Triadic#CB4E2A, #2ACB4E
Split complementary#CB9E2A, #57CB2A
Tetradic#CB2A56, #A7CB2A, #2ACB9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5CCF5
Lighter +30%#B3A2EC
Lighter +20%#9078E3
Lighter +10%#6D4EDA
Darker −10%#3E21A1
Darker −20%#2E1976
Darker −30%#1D104C
Darker −40%#0D0722
More saturated +25%#3D0BEA
Less saturated −25%#5F49AC

Channel breakdown

R78
G42
B203
Red78 (30.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue253.42°
Saturation (HSL)65.71%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 2A · B CB

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