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Colour

#4E418A

  • #4E418A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E418A is a blue with RGB values 78, 65, 138 and HSL 251°, 36%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E418A#4E418A
HEX#4E418A
RGBrgb(78, 65, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2549, 0.5412
RGB percentages30.6%, 25.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(250.7, 36%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 52.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK43.5%, 52.9%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,128,586
CSS custom property--colour: #4E418A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B1BE75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#214E8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#214A88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3D505Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 3.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20Midnight blue · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Medium purple · ΔE 28Royal blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 3.69, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D8A41
Analogous#41588A, #73418A
Triadic#8A4E41, #418A4E
Split complementary#8A7341, #588A41
Tetradic#8A4158, #7D8A41, #418A73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0B9DE
Lighter +30%#A096CE
Lighter +20%#8174BD
Lighter +10%#6251AD
Darker −10%#3A3167
Darker −20%#272045
Darker −30%#131022
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3E28A3
Less saturated −25%#5E5A71

Channel breakdown

R78
G65
B138
Red78 (30.6%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue250.68°
Saturation (HSL)35.96%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 41 · B 8A

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