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Colour

#4E61B8

  • #4E61B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E61B8 is a blue with RGB values 78, 97, 184 and HSL 229°, 43%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E61B8#4E61B8
HEX#4E61B8
RGBrgb(78, 97, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3804, 0.7216
RGB percentages30.6%, 38%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(229.2, 42.7%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 57.6%, 72.2%)
CMYK57.6%, 47.3%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,136,824
CSS custom property--colour: #4E61B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#B19E47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#386CBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2863B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#037483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9Royal blue · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 21Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8A54E
Analogous#4E96B8, #704EB8
Triadic#B84E61, #61B84E
Split complementary#B8704E, #96B84E
Tetradic#B84E96, #B8A54E, #4EB870

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E3F2
Lighter +30%#BBC2E4
Lighter +20%#97A2D5
Lighter +10%#7281C7
Darker −10%#3C4D97
Darker −20%#2E3A72
Darker −30%#1F284E
Darker −40%#111529
More saturated +25%#2F4DD7
Less saturated −25%#6D7599

Channel breakdown

R78
G97
B184
Red78 (30.6%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue229.25°
Saturation (HSL)42.74%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 61 · B B8

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