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Colour

#4E46B2

  • #4E46B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#4E46B2 is a blue with RGB values 78, 70, 178 and HSL 244°, 44%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#4E46B2#4E46B2
HEX#4E46B2
RGBrgb(78, 70, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2745, 0.698
RGB percentages30.6%, 27.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(244.4, 43.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 60.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK56.2%, 60.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,906
CSS custom property--colour: #4E46B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#B1B94D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#1C6075no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAB246
Analogous#4674B2, #8446B2
Triadic#B24E46, #46B24E
Split complementary#B28446, #74B246
Tetradic#B24674, #AAB246, #46B284

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D5EF
Lighter +30%#B4B1E0
Lighter +20%#918CD2
Lighter +10%#6E68C3
Darker −10%#3E388D
Darker −20%#2E2969
Darker −30%#1E1B44
Darker −40%#0E0C20
More saturated +25%#3427D1
Less saturated −25%#686593

Channel breakdown

R78
G70
B178
Red78 (30.6%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue244.44°
Saturation (HSL)43.55%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 46 · B B2

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