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Recognised as Colour

#4E5FD5

  • #4E5FD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E5FD5 is a blue with RGB values 78, 95, 213 and HSL 232°, 62%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4E5FD5#4E5FD5
HEX#4E5FD5
RGBrgb(78, 95, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3725, 0.8353
RGB percentages30.6%, 37.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(232.4, 61.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 63.4%, 83.5%)
CMYK63.4%, 55.4%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,136,341
CSS custom property--colour: #4E5FD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#B1A02A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.4Slate blue · ΔE 7.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.2Medium purple · ΔE 17.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5C44E
Analogous#4EA3D5, #814ED5
Triadic#D54E5F, #5FD54E
Split complementary#D5814E, #A3D54E
Tetradic#D54EA3, #D5C44E, #4ED581

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F4FC
Lighter +30%#CACFF2
Lighter +20%#A0AAE9
Lighter +10%#7784DF
Darker −10%#2E41C2
Darker −20%#243399
Darker −30%#1A2570
Darker −40%#111746
More saturated +25%#334BF0
Less saturated −25%#6973BA

Channel breakdown

R78
G95
B213
Red78 (30.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue232.44°
Saturation (HSL)61.64%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 5F · B D5

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