Recognised as Colour

#4E3CF9

#4E3CF9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4E3CF9 is a blue with RGB values 78, 60, 249 and HSL 246°, 94%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E3CF9

RGBrgb(78, 60, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2353, 0.9765

RGB percentages30.6%, 23.5%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(245.7, 94%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 75.9%, 97.6%)

CMYK68.7%, 75.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,127,417

CSS custom property--colour: #4E3CF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#B1C306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0058F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.7 Blue violet · ΔE 17.6 Dark violet · ΔE 24.8 Blue · ΔE 26 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7F93C

Analogous#3C89F9, #AC3CF9

Triadic#F94E3C, #3CF94E

Split complementary#F9AC3C, #89F93C

Tetradic#F93C89, #E7F93C, #3CF9AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5D0FE

Lighter +20%#A89FFC

Lighter +10%#7B6DFB

Darker −10%#210BF7

Darker −20%#1906C9

Darker −30%#130597

Darker −40%#0D0366

More saturated +25%#4936FF

Less saturated −25%#6255E0

Channel breakdown

R78

G60

B249

Red78 (30.6%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue245.71°

Saturation (HSL)94.03%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 3C · B F9

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