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Recognised as Colour

#4E56DB

  • #4E56DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4E56DB is a blue with RGB values 78, 86, 219 and HSL 237°, 66%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4E56DB#4E56DB
HEX#4E56DB
RGBrgb(78, 86, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3373, 0.8588
RGB percentages30.6%, 33.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(236.6, 66.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.6, 64.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK64.4%, 60.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,134,043
CSS custom property--colour: #4E56DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#B1A924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#007790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.1Slate blue · ΔE 11.7Royal blue · ΔE 13Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD34E
Analogous#4E9CDB, #8D4EDB
Triadic#DB4E56, #56DB4E
Split complementary#DB8C4E, #9DDB4E
Tetradic#DB4E9C, #DBD34E, #4EDB8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F8FD
Lighter +30%#CDCFF5
Lighter +20%#A3A7EC
Lighter +10%#787EE4
Darker −10%#2A33CC
Darker −20%#2128A2
Darker −30%#181E78
Darker −40%#10134D
More saturated +25%#333EF6
Less saturated −25%#696EC0

Channel breakdown

R78
G86
B219
Red78 (30.6%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue236.6°
Saturation (HSL)66.2%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 56 · B DB

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