Colour

#4E4E8C

#4E4E8C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E4E8C is a blue with RGB values 78, 78, 140 and HSL 240°, 28%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E4E8C#4E4E8C

HEX#4E4E8C

RGBrgb(78, 78, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3059, 0.549

RGB percentages30.6%, 30.6%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(240, 28.4%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 44.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK44.3%, 44.3%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,131,916

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4E8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1

Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#B1B173

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#37578Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#34528Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3A5B66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.9 Steel blue · ΔE 26.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.9 Slate blue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C8C4E

Analogous#4E6D8C, #6D4E8C

Triadic#8C4E4E, #4E8C4E

Split complementary#8C6D4E, #6D8C4E

Tetradic#8C4E6D, #8C8C4E, #4E8C6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6C6E0

Lighter +30%#A6A6CD

Lighter +20%#8585BB

Lighter +10%#6464A9

Darker −10%#3C3C6B

Darker −20%#2A2A4A

Darker −30%#17172A

Darker −40%#050509

More saturated +25%#3333A7

Less saturated −25%#696971

Channel breakdown

R78

G78

B140

Red78 (30.6%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)28.44%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 4E · B 8C

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Colour values

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