Colour

#4E3FE2

#4E3FE2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#4E3FE2 is a blue with RGB values 78, 63, 226 and HSL 246°, 74%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#4E3FE2

RGBrgb(78, 63, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2471, 0.8863

RGB percentages30.6%, 24.7%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(245.5, 73.8%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 72.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK65.5%, 72.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,128,162

CSS custom property--colour: #4E3FE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#B1C01D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.6 Medium blue · ΔE 22.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7 Dark violet · ΔE 25 Dark blue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3E23F

Analogous#3F81E2, #A03FE2

Triadic#E24E3F, #3FE24E

Split complementary#E2A03F, #82E23F

Tetradic#E23F81, #D3E23F, #3FE2A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F0FD

Lighter +30%#C9C4F6

Lighter +20%#A098EF

Lighter +10%#776BE9

Darker −10%#2F1FCF

Darker −20%#2519A2

Darker −30%#1B1276

Darker −40%#110B4A

More saturated +25%#3723FE

Less saturated −25%#655BC6

Channel breakdown

R78

G63

B226

Red78 (30.6%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue245.52°

Saturation (HSL)73.76%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 3F · B E2

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