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Recognised as Colour

#4E3FDC

  • #4E3FDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4E3FDC is a blue with RGB values 78, 63, 220 and HSL 246°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4E3FDC#4E3FDC
HEX#4E3FDC
RGBrgb(78, 63, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2471, 0.8627
RGB percentages30.6%, 24.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(245.7, 69.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 71.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK64.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,128,156
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#B1C023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006B8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8Medium blue · ΔE 24.8Dark blue · ΔE 25.4Dark violet · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDDC3F
Analogous#3F7EDC, #9D3FDC
Triadic#DC4E3F, #3FDC4E
Split complementary#DC9D3F, #7EDC3F
Tetradic#DC3F7E, #CDDC3F, #3FDC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDECFB
Lighter +30%#C5C0F4
Lighter +20%#9E95EC
Lighter +10%#766AE4
Darker −10%#3324C4
Darker −20%#281C99
Darker −30%#1D146E
Darker −40%#110C43
More saturated +25%#3723F8
Less saturated −25%#655BC0

Channel breakdown

R78
G63
B220
Red78 (30.6%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue245.73°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 3F · B DC

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