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Recognised as Colour

#4E4EBC

  • #4E4EBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#4E4EBC is a blue with RGB values 78, 78, 188 and HSL 240°, 45%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#4E4EBC#4E4EBC
HEX#4E4EBC
RGBrgb(78, 78, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3059, 0.7373
RGB percentages30.6%, 30.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(240, 45.1%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 58.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK58.5%, 58.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,131,964
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#B1B143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00687Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.2Royal blue · ΔE 12.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCBC4E
Analogous#4E85BC, #854EBC
Triadic#BC4E4E, #4EBC4E
Split complementary#BC854E, #85BC4E
Tetradic#BC4E85, #BCBC4E, #4EBC85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E2F4
Lighter +30%#BDBDE6
Lighter +20%#9898D8
Lighter +10%#7373CA
Darker −10%#3B3B9C
Darker −20%#2D2D77
Darker −30%#1F1F52
Darker −40%#11112D
More saturated +25%#3030DB
Less saturated −25%#6D6D9E

Channel breakdown

R78
G78
B188
Red78 (30.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)45.08%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4E · B BC

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