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Recognised as Colour

#4E4DF9

  • #4E4DF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4E4DF9 is a blue with RGB values 78, 77, 249 and HSL 240°, 93%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4E4DF9#4E4DF9
HEX#4E4DF9
RGBrgb(78, 77, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.302, 0.9765
RGB percentages30.6%, 30.2%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(240.3, 93.5%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.3, 69.1%, 97.6%)
CMYK68.7%, 69.1%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,131,769
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#B1B206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#007C9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5Medium blue · ΔE 24.5Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9Dark violet · ΔE 28Slate blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8F94D
Analogous#4DA2F9, #A44DF9
Triadic#F94E4D, #4DF94E
Split complementary#F9A44D, #A2F94D
Tetradic#F94DA2, #F8F94D, #4DF9A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E1FE
Lighter +20%#B0B0FC
Lighter +10%#7F7EFB
Darker −10%#1D1CF7
Darker −20%#0907D9
Darker −30%#0706A7
Darker −40%#050476
More saturated +25%#4847FF
Less saturated −25%#6564E2

Channel breakdown

R78
G77
B249
Red78 (30.6%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue240.35°
Saturation (HSL)93.48%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4D · B F9

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