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Recognised as Colour

#4E4DFE

  • #4E4DFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4E4DFE is a blue with RGB values 78, 77, 254 and HSL 240°, 99%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4E4DFE#4E4DFE
HEX#4E4DFE
RGBrgb(78, 77, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.302, 0.9961
RGB percentages30.6%, 30.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(240.3, 98.9%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.3, 69.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK69.3%, 69.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,131,774
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4DFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#B1B201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 19.9Medium blue · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8Dark violet · ΔE 28Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1Blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDFE4D
Analogous#4DA5FE, #A64DFE
Triadic#FE4E4D, #4DFE4E
Split complementary#FEA64D, #A5FE4D
Tetradic#FE4DA5, #FDFE4D, #4DFEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E5FF
Lighter +20%#B3B2FF
Lighter +10%#8080FE
Darker −10%#1C1AFE
Darker −20%#0301E4
Darker −30%#0201B1
Darker −40%#01017E
More saturated +25%#4D4CFF
Less saturated −25%#6463E8

Channel breakdown

R78
G77
B254
Red78 (30.6%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue240.34°
Saturation (HSL)98.88%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4D · B FE

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