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Recognised as Colour

#4E59DE

  • #4E59DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4E59DE is a blue with RGB values 78, 89, 222 and HSL 235°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4E59DE#4E59DE
HEX#4E59DE
RGBrgb(78, 89, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.349, 0.8706
RGB percentages30.6%, 34.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(235.4, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK64.9%, 59.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,134,814
CSS custom property--colour: #4E59DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#B1A621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.7Slate blue · ΔE 11.6Royal blue · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED34E
Analogous#4EA1DE, #8B4EDE
Triadic#DE4E59, #59DE4E
Split complementary#DE8B4E, #A1DE4E
Tetradic#DE4EA1, #DED34E, #4EDE8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFE
Lighter +30%#CFD2F6
Lighter +20%#A4AAEE
Lighter +10%#7981E6
Darker −10%#2734D2
Darker −20%#1F29A7
Darker −30%#171F7C
Darker −40%#0F1451
More saturated +25%#3443F8
Less saturated −25%#686FC4

Channel breakdown

R78
G89
B222
Red78 (30.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue235.42°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 59 · B DE

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