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Colour

#4E45FF

  • #4E45FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4E45FF is a blue with RGB values 78, 69, 255 and HSL 243°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4E45FF#4E45FF
HEX#4E45FF
RGBrgb(78, 69, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2706, 1
RGB percentages30.6%, 27.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(242.9, 100%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 72.9%, 100%)
CMYK69.4%, 72.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,727
CSS custom property--colour: #4E45FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B1BA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Medium blue · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 26.4Blue · ΔE 28.8Dark orchid · ΔE 30.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6FF45
Analogous#4599FF, #AB45FF
Triadic#FF4E45, #45FF4E
Split complementary#FFAB45, #99FF45
Tetradic#FF4599, #F6FF45, #45FFAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0DEFF
Lighter +20%#AFABFF
Lighter +10%#7F78FF
Darker −10%#1D12FF
Darker −20%#0B00DE
Darker −30%#0800AB
Darker −40%#060078
More saturated +25%#4E45FF
Less saturated −25%#635CE8

Channel breakdown

R78
G69
B255
Red78 (30.6%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue242.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 45 · B FF

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