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Recognised as Colour

#4E43DC

  • #4E43DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4E43DC is a blue with RGB values 78, 67, 220 and HSL 244°, 69%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4E43DC#4E43DC
HEX#4E43DC
RGBrgb(78, 67, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2627, 0.8627
RGB percentages30.6%, 26.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(244.3, 68.6%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 69.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK64.5%, 69.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,180
CSS custom property--colour: #4E43DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10801WCAG 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 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B1BC23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Dark blue · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1DC43
Analogous#4385DC, #9A43DC
Triadic#DC4E43, #43DC4E
Split complementary#DC9B43, #84DC43
Tetradic#DC4385, #D1DC43, #43DC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EFFC
Lighter +30%#C7C4F4
Lighter +20%#9F99EC
Lighter +10%#766EE4
Darker −10%#3125C7
Darker −20%#261D9C
Darker −30%#1C1571
Darker −40%#110D46
More saturated +25%#3627F8
Less saturated −25%#665FC0

Channel breakdown

R78
G67
B220
Red78 (30.6%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue244.31°
Saturation (HSL)68.61%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 43 · B DC

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