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Recognised as Colour

#4E36A9

  • #4E36A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4E36A9 is a blue with RGB values 78, 54, 169 and HSL 253°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#4E36A9#4E36A9
HEX#4E36A9
RGBrgb(78, 54, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2118, 0.6627
RGB percentages30.6%, 21.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(252.5, 51.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 68%, 66.3%)
CMYK53.8%, 68%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,125,801
CSS custom property--colour: #4E36A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#B1C956

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#29536Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Indigo · ΔE 16.6Midnight blue · ΔE 20.6Navy · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91A936
Analogous#3658A9, #8736A9
Triadic#A94E36, #36A94E
Split complementary#A98736, #58A936
Tetradic#A93658, #91A936, #36A987

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9C0EB
Lighter +30%#A899DF
Lighter +20%#8773D2
Lighter +10%#664CC6
Darker −10%#3C2A82
Darker −20%#2A1D5C
Darker −30%#181135
Darker −40%#07050E
More saturated +25%#3E1AC5
Less saturated −25%#5E528D

Channel breakdown

R78
G54
B169
Red78 (30.6%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue252.52°
Saturation (HSL)51.57%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 36 · B A9

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