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Colour

#4E438E

  • #4E438E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E438E is a blue with RGB values 78, 67, 142 and HSL 249°, 36%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E438E#4E438E
HEX#4E438E
RGBrgb(78, 67, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2627, 0.5569
RGB percentages30.6%, 26.3%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(248.8, 35.9%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 52.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK45.1%, 52.8%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,102
CSS custom property--colour: #4E438E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B1BC71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#215091no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#204C8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3A5362no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 3.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 3.27, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#838E43
Analogous#435E8E, #73438E
Triadic#8E4E43, #438E4E
Split complementary#8E7343, #5E8E43
Tetradic#8E435E, #838E43, #438E73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2BDE0
Lighter +30%#A29AD0
Lighter +20%#8278BF
Lighter +10%#6255AF
Darker −10%#3B336B
Darker −20%#282249
Darker −30%#151226
Darker −40%#020203
More saturated +25%#3C29A8
Less saturated −25%#605D74

Channel breakdown

R78
G67
B142
Red78 (30.6%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue248.8°
Saturation (HSL)35.89%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 43 · B 8E

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