Colour

#4E36FF

#4E36FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4E36FF is a blue with RGB values 78, 54, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4E36FF#4E36FF

HEX#4E36FF

RGBrgb(78, 54, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2118, 1

RGB percentages30.6%, 21.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(247.2, 100%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.2, 78.8%, 100%)

CMYK69.4%, 78.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,125,887

CSS custom property--colour: #4E36FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B1C900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00749Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.7 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Blue · ΔE 20.3 Dark violet · ΔE 26 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.4 Dark blue · ΔE 39.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7FF36

Analogous#3682FF, #B336FF

Triadic#FF4E36, #36FF4E

Split complementary#FFB336, #82FF36

Tetradic#FF3682, #E7FF36, #36FFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5CFFF

Lighter +20%#A89CFF

Lighter +10%#7B69FF

Darker −10%#2103FF

Darker −20%#1900CF

Darker −30%#13009C

Darker −40%#0D0069

More saturated +25%#4E36FF

Less saturated −25%#614FE6

Channel breakdown

R78

G54

B255

Red78 (30.6%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue247.16°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 36 · B FF

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