Recognised as Colour
#4E2CB5
- #4E2CB5
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#4E2CB5 is a blue with RGB values 78, 44, 181 and HSL 255°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#4E2CB5#4E2CB5
HEX#4E2CB5
RGBrgb(78, 44, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1725, 0.7098
RGB percentages30.6%, 17.3%, 71%
HSLhsl(254.9, 60.9%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.9, 75.7%, 71%)
CMYK56.9%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,123,253
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2CB5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B1D34A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93B52C
Analogous#2C4FB5, #922CB5
Triadic#B54E2C, #2CB54E
Split complementary#B5932C, #4FB52C
Tetradic#B52C4F, #93B52C, #2CB593
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G44
B181
Red78 (30.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue254.89°
Saturation (HSL)60.89%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 2C · B B5
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