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Recognised as Colour

#4E44D4

  • #4E44D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4E44D4 is a blue with RGB values 78, 68, 212 and HSL 244°, 63%, 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 Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4E44D4#4E44D4
HEX#4E44D4
RGBrgb(78, 68, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2667, 0.8314
RGB percentages30.6%, 26.7%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(244.2, 62.6%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.2, 67.9%, 83.1%)
CMYK63.2%, 67.9%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,428
CSS custom property--colour: #4E44D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10507WCAG 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 6.77:1
Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#B1BB2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006A87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Blue violet · ΔE 23.9Dark blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAD444
Analogous#4482D4, #9644D4
Triadic#D44E44, #44D44E
Split complementary#D49644, #82D444
Tetradic#D44482, #CAD444, #44D496

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEAFA
Lighter +30%#C4C0F1
Lighter +20%#9C97E7
Lighter +10%#756DDE
Darker −10%#352BBA
Darker −20%#292191
Darker −30%#1D1867
Darker −40%#120E3E
More saturated +25%#3527F1
Less saturated −25%#6761B7

Channel breakdown

R78
G68
B212
Red78 (30.6%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue244.17°
Saturation (HSL)62.61%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 44 · B D4

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