Recognised as Colour

#4E2AF8

#4E2AF8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4E2AF8 is a blue with RGB values 78, 42, 248 and HSL 250°, 94%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E2AF8

RGBrgb(78, 42, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1647, 0.9725

RGB percentages30.6%, 16.5%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(250.5, 93.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 83.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK68.5%, 83.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,122,808

CSS custom property--colour: #4E2AF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#B1D507

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.5 Blue · ΔE 17.6 Blue violet · ΔE 20.1 Dark violet · ΔE 25.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 35 Dark blue · ΔE 39.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D4F82A

Analogous#2A6DF8, #B52AF8

Triadic#F84E2A, #2AF84E

Split complementary#F8B52A, #6DF82A

Tetradic#F82A6D, #D4F82A, #2AF8B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F0FE

Lighter +30%#C9BEFD

Lighter +20%#A08DFB

Lighter +10%#775BFA

Darker −10%#2F08E7

Darker −20%#2506B6

Darker −30%#1B0485

Darker −40%#110353

More saturated +25%#4923FF

Less saturated −25%#6046DD

Channel breakdown

R78

G42

B248

Red78 (30.6%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue250.49°

Saturation (HSL)93.64%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 2A · B F8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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