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Recognised as Colour

#4E4693

  • #4E4693
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E4693 is a blue with RGB values 78, 70, 147 and HSL 246°, 35%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E4693#4E4693
HEX#4E4693
RGBrgb(78, 70, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2745, 0.5765
RGB percentages30.6%, 27.5%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(246.2, 35.5%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 52.4%, 57.6%)
CMYK46.9%, 52.4%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,875
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4693;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#B1B96C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#225396no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#204E91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#375665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 3.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5Midnight blue · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 3.86, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B9346
Analogous#466593, #754693
Triadic#934E46, #46934E
Split complementary#937446, #659346
Tetradic#934665, #8B9346, #469375

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C3E2
Lighter +30%#A5A0D2
Lighter +20%#857EC1
Lighter +10%#645BB1
Darker −10%#3C3670
Darker −20%#29254E
Darker −30%#17152B
Darker −40%#050409
More saturated +25%#392BAE
Less saturated −25%#636178

Channel breakdown

R78
G70
B147
Red78 (30.6%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue246.23°
Saturation (HSL)35.48%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 46 · B 93

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