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Recognised as Colour

#4E456B

  • #4E456B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E456B is a blue with RGB values 78, 69, 107 and HSL 254°, 22%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E456B#4E456B
HEX#4E456B
RGBrgb(78, 69, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2706, 0.4196
RGB percentages30.6%, 27.1%, 42%
HSLhsl(254.2, 21.6%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 35.5%, 42%)
CMYK27.1%, 35.5%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,579
CSS custom property--colour: #4E456B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B1BA94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4B6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4A6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#484B53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Dim grey · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 30Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#626B45
Analogous#454F6B, #61456B
Triadic#6B4E45, #456B4E
Split complementary#6B6145, #4F6B45
Tetradic#6B454F, #626B45, #456B61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7B0CC
Lighter +30%#9A91B8
Lighter +20%#7E72A4
Lighter +10%#65598A
Darker −10%#37314C
Darker −20%#211D2D
Darker −30%#0A090E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#422F81
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R78
G69
B107
Red78 (30.6%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue254.21°
Saturation (HSL)21.59%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 45 · B 6B

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