Colour

#4E5EB2

#4E5EB2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E5EB2 is a blue with RGB values 78, 94, 178 and HSL 230°, 39%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E5EB2

RGBrgb(78, 94, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3686, 0.698

RGB percentages30.6%, 36.9%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(230.4, 39.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 56.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK56.2%, 47.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,136,050

CSS custom property--colour: #4E5EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#B1A14D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3769B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A60B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#15717Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Royal blue · ΔE 20.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2A24E

Analogous#4E90B2, #704EB2

Triadic#B24E5E, #5EB24E

Split complementary#B2704E, #90B24E

Tetradic#B24E90, #B2A24E, #4EB270

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCDFF0

Lighter +30%#B9BFE0

Lighter +20%#959FD1

Lighter +10%#727EC1

Darker −10%#3E4B8F

Darker −20%#2F386B

Darker −30%#1F2648

Darker −40%#101324

More saturated +25%#2E48D2

Less saturated −25%#6E7492

Channel breakdown

R78

G94

B178

Red78 (30.6%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue230.4°

Saturation (HSL)39.37%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 5E · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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