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Recognised as Colour

#4E4FD8

  • #4E4FD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4E4FD8 is a blue with RGB values 78, 79, 216 and HSL 240°, 64%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4E4FD8#4E4FD8
HEX#4E4FD8
RGBrgb(78, 79, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3098, 0.8471
RGB percentages30.6%, 31%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(239.6, 63.9%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 63.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK63.9%, 63.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,132,248
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4FD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#B1B027

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00728Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9Dark orchid · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8D74E
Analogous#4E94D8, #924ED8
Triadic#D84E4F, #4FD84E
Split complementary#D8924E, #94D84E
Tetradic#D84E94, #D8D74E, #4ED892

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F5FD
Lighter +30%#CBCCF4
Lighter +20%#A2A2EA
Lighter +10%#7879E1
Darker −10%#2C2DC7
Darker −20%#23249D
Darker −30%#191A74
Darker −40%#10114A
More saturated +25%#3334F3
Less saturated −25%#696ABD

Channel breakdown

R78
G79
B216
Red78 (30.6%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue239.57°
Saturation (HSL)63.89%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4F · B D8

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