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Recognised as Colour

#4E52AF

  • #4E52AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E52AF is a blue with RGB values 78, 82, 175 and HSL 238°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E52AF#4E52AF
HEX#4E52AF
RGBrgb(78, 82, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3216, 0.6863
RGB percentages30.6%, 32.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(237.5, 38.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 55.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK55.4%, 53.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,132,975
CSS custom property--colour: #4E52AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#B1AD50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D60B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0958ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1D6778no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Royal blue · ΔE 17.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Midnight blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFAB4E
Analogous#4E82AF, #7B4EAF
Triadic#AF4E52, #52AF4E
Split complementary#AF7B4E, #83AF4E
Tetradic#AF4E82, #AFAB4E, #4EAF7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DADBEF
Lighter +30%#B7B9DF
Lighter +20%#9496CF
Lighter +10%#7174BF
Darker −10%#3E418C
Darker −20%#2F3168
Darker −30%#1F2045
Darker −40%#0F1022
More saturated +25%#2E35CF
Less saturated −25%#6E6F8F

Channel breakdown

R78
G82
B175
Red78 (30.6%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue237.53°
Saturation (HSL)38.34%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 52 · B AF

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