Colour

#4E5CF5

#4E5CF5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4E5CF5 is a blue with RGB values 78, 92, 245 and HSL 235°, 89%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E5CF5

RGBrgb(78, 92, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3608, 0.9608

RGB percentages30.6%, 36.1%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(235, 89.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235, 68.2%, 96.1%)

CMYK68.2%, 62.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,135,605

CSS custom property--colour: #4E5CF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#B1A30A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0067F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#0083A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14 Royal blue · ΔE 21.1 Slate blue · ΔE 21.6 Blue violet · ΔE 27.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9 Medium purple · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F5E74E

Analogous#4EAFF5, #934EF5

Triadic#F54E5C, #5CF54E

Split complementary#F5944E, #AFF54E

Tetradic#F54EB0, #F5E74E, #4EF594

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFE1FD

Lighter +20%#AFB5FA

Lighter +10%#7E88F8

Darker −10%#1E30F2

Darker −20%#0C1CD1

Darker −30%#0916A1

Darker −40%#060F71

More saturated +25%#4454FF

Less saturated −25%#656FDE

Channel breakdown

R78

G92

B245

Red78 (30.6%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue234.97°

Saturation (HSL)89.3%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 5C · B F5

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Colour values

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