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Colour

#4E61D1

  • #4E61D1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E61D1 is a blue with RGB values 78, 97, 209 and HSL 231°, 59%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4E61D1#4E61D1
HEX#4E61D1
RGBrgb(78, 97, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3804, 0.8196
RGB percentages30.6%, 38%, 82%
HSLhsl(231.3, 58.7%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 62.7%, 82%)
CMYK62.7%, 53.6%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,136,849
CSS custom property--colour: #4E61D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#B19E2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1471D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.8Slate blue · ΔE 8.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1BE4E
Analogous#4EA3D1, #7C4ED1
Triadic#D14E61, #61D14E
Split complementary#D17C4E, #A3D14E
Tetradic#D14EA3, #D1BE4E, #4ED17D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F2FB
Lighter +30%#C7CDF1
Lighter +20%#9FA9E6
Lighter +10%#7685DC
Darker −10%#3145BB
Darker −20%#263693
Darker −30%#1C276A
Darker −40%#111842
More saturated +25%#324DED
Less saturated −25%#6A75B5

Channel breakdown

R78
G97
B209
Red78 (30.6%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue231.3°
Saturation (HSL)58.74%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 61 · B D1

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