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Colour

#4E49D6

  • #4E49D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4E49D6 is a blue with RGB values 78, 73, 214 and HSL 242°, 63%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4E49D6#4E49D6
HEX#4E49D6
RGBrgb(78, 73, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2863, 0.8392
RGB percentages30.6%, 28.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(242.1, 63.2%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 65.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK63.6%, 65.9%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,130,710
CSS custom property--colour: #4E49D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B1B629

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#006E89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14Slate blue · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Dark orchid · ΔE 24.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6Blue violet · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1D649
Analogous#498AD6, #9549D6
Triadic#D64E49, #49D64E
Split complementary#D69549, #8AD649
Tetradic#D6498A, #D1D649, #49D695

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EFFC
Lighter +30%#C7C6F2
Lighter +20%#9F9CE9
Lighter +10%#7673DF
Darker −10%#312BC1
Darker −20%#262297
Darker −30%#1C196D
Darker −40%#110F44
More saturated +25%#342DF2
Less saturated −25%#6865BA

Channel breakdown

R78
G73
B214
Red78 (30.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue242.13°
Saturation (HSL)63.23%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 49 · B D6

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