Recognised as Colour

#4E2ADC

#4E2ADC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4E2ADC is a blue with RGB values 78, 42, 220 and HSL 252°, 72%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E2ADC

RGBrgb(78, 42, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1647, 0.8627

RGB percentages30.6%, 16.5%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(252.1, 71.8%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.1, 80.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK64.5%, 80.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,122,780

CSS custom property--colour: #4E2ADC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.81:1

Contrast with white7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#B1D523

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.8 Blue violet · ΔE 14 Dark violet · ΔE 20.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.2 Dark blue · ΔE 27.5 Blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8DC2A

Analogous#2A5FDC, #A72ADC

Triadic#DC4E2A, #2ADC4E

Split complementary#DCA72A, #5FDC2A

Tetradic#DC2A5F, #B8DC2A, #2ADCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0D9F9

Lighter +30%#BBADF2

Lighter +20%#9782EA

Lighter +10%#7256E3

Darker −10%#3C1EB5

Darker −20%#2E1789

Darker −30%#1F0F5E

Darker −40%#110832

More saturated +25%#3C0BFB

Less saturated −25%#6049BD

Channel breakdown

R78

G42

B220

Red78 (30.6%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue252.13°

Saturation (HSL)71.77%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 2A · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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