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Colour

#4E4786

  • #4E4786
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E4786 is a blue with RGB values 78, 71, 134 and HSL 247°, 31%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E4786#4E4786
HEX#4E4786
RGBrgb(78, 71, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2784, 0.5255
RGB percentages30.6%, 27.8%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(246.7, 30.7%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 47%, 52.5%)
CMYK41.8%, 47%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,130,118
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4786;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#B1B879

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#305188no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E4D85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#3E5460no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.4Midnight blue · ΔE 26.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 30.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.9Medium purple · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F8647
Analogous#476086, #6D4786
Triadic#864E47, #47864E
Split complementary#866D47, #608647
Tetradic#864760, #7F8647, #47866D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0BDDC
Lighter +30%#A19CCA
Lighter +20%#817AB9
Lighter +10%#6259A7
Darker −10%#3B3565
Darker −20%#272443
Darker −30%#141222
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#3A2DA0
Less saturated −25%#62616C

Channel breakdown

R78
G71
B134
Red78 (30.6%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue246.67°
Saturation (HSL)30.73%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 47 · B 86

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