Colour

#4E4FE5

#4E4FE5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4E4FE5 is a blue with RGB values 78, 79, 229 and HSL 240°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E4FE5

RGBrgb(78, 79, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3098, 0.898

RGB percentages30.6%, 31%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(239.6, 74.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 65.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK65.9%, 65.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,132,261

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4FE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#B1B01A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15 Slate blue · ΔE 20.7 Royal blue · ΔE 22.6 Blue violet · ΔE 24.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5 Dark blue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5E44E

Analogous#4E9BE5, #994EE5

Triadic#E54E4F, #4FE54E

Split complementary#E5994E, #9BE54E

Tetradic#E54E9B, #E5E44E, #4EE599

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3D4F9

Lighter +20%#A7A7F2

Lighter +10%#7A7BEC

Darker −10%#2223DE

Darker −20%#1A1BB3

Darker −30%#141486

Darker −40%#0D0E5A

More saturated +25%#3536FE

Less saturated −25%#6768CC

Channel breakdown

R78

G79

B229

Red78 (30.6%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue239.6°

Saturation (HSL)74.38%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 4F · B E5

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Colour values

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