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Colour

#4E4E7F

  • #4E4E7F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E4E7F is a blue with RGB values 78, 78, 127 and HSL 240°, 24%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E4E7F#4E4E7F
HEX#4E4E7F
RGBrgb(78, 78, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3059, 0.498
RGB percentages30.6%, 30.6%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(240, 23.9%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 38.6%, 49.8%)
CMYK38.6%, 38.6%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,131,903
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4E7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#B1B180

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E5481no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C517Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#405760no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6Dim grey · ΔE 31.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F7F4E
Analogous#4E677F, #674E7F
Triadic#7F4E4E, #4E7F4E
Split complementary#7F674E, #677F4E
Tetradic#7F4E67, #7F7F4E, #4E7F67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0C0D9
Lighter +30%#A1A1C5
Lighter +20%#8181B2
Lighter +10%#62629E
Darker −10%#3B3B5F
Darker −20%#272740
Darker −30%#141420
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#343499
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R78
G78
B127
Red78 (30.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)23.9%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4E · B 7F

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