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Recognised as Colour

#4E49FC

  • #4E49FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4E49FC is a blue with RGB values 78, 73, 252 and HSL 242°, 97%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4E49FC#4E49FC
HEX#4E49FC
RGBrgb(78, 73, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2863, 0.9882
RGB percentages30.6%, 28.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(241.7, 96.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.7, 71%, 98.8%)
CMYK69%, 71%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,130,748
CSS custom property--colour: #4E49FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#B1B603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Medium blue · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 26.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1Blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7FC49
Analogous#499DFC, #A849FC
Triadic#FC4E49, #49FC4E
Split complementary#FCA849, #9DFC49
Tetradic#FC499D, #F7FC49, #49FCA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E0FE
Lighter +20%#B0ADFE
Lighter +10%#7F7BFD
Darker −10%#1D17FB
Darker −20%#0A04DB
Darker −30%#0703A9
Darker −40%#050277
More saturated +25%#4B46FF
Less saturated −25%#6460E5

Channel breakdown

R78
G73
B252
Red78 (30.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue241.68°
Saturation (HSL)96.76%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 49 · B FC

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