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Recognised as Colour

#4E5FAE

  • #4E5FAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E5FAE is a blue with RGB values 78, 95, 174 and HSL 229°, 38%, 49%. 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

#4E5FAE#4E5FAE
HEX#4E5FAE
RGBrgb(78, 95, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3725, 0.6824
RGB percentages30.6%, 37.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(229.4, 38.1%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 55.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK55.2%, 45.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,136,302
CSS custom property--colour: #4E5FAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#B1A051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C69B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3061ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1B707Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE9D4E
Analogous#4E8FAE, #6D4EAE
Triadic#AE4E5F, #5FAE4E
Split complementary#AE6D4E, #8FAE4E
Tetradic#AE4E8F, #AE9D4E, #4EAE6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DADDEE
Lighter +30%#B6BEDE
Lighter +20%#939ECF
Lighter +10%#707EBF
Darker −10%#3E4C8B
Darker −20%#2E3968
Darker −30%#1F2544
Darker −40%#0F1221
More saturated +25%#2F4BCE
Less saturated −25%#6E738F

Channel breakdown

R78
G95
B174
Red78 (30.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue229.38°
Saturation (HSL)38.1%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 5F · B AE

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