Colour

#4E4DE6

#4E4DE6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4E4DE6 is a blue with RGB values 78, 77, 230 and HSL 240°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E4DE6

RGBrgb(78, 77, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.302, 0.902

RGB percentages30.6%, 30.2%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(240.4, 75.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 66.5%, 90.2%)

CMYK66.1%, 66.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,131,750

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4DE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#B1B219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#007693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5 Slate blue · ΔE 22.5 Blue violet · ΔE 23.1 Royal blue · ΔE 24.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1 Dark blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E5E64D

Analogous#4D99E6, #9B4DE6

Triadic#E64E4D, #4DE64E

Split complementary#E69A4D, #99E64D

Tetradic#E64D99, #E5E64D, #4DE69A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3D3F9

Lighter +20%#A7A6F3

Lighter +10%#7A7AEC

Darker −10%#2220E0

Darker −20%#1A19B4

Darker −30%#141387

Darker −40%#0D0D5A

More saturated +25%#3534FF

Less saturated −25%#6766CD

Channel breakdown

R78

G77

B230

Red78 (30.6%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue240.39°

Saturation (HSL)75.37%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 4D · B E6

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Colour values

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