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Recognised as Colour

#4E61DA

  • #4E61DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E61DA is a blue with RGB values 78, 97, 218 and HSL 232°, 65%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4E61DA#4E61DA
HEX#4E61DA
RGBrgb(78, 97, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3804, 0.8549
RGB percentages30.6%, 38%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(231.9, 65.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 64.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK64.2%, 55.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,136,858
CSS custom property--colour: #4E61DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#B19E25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.9Slate blue · ΔE 8.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.93, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC74E
Analogous#4EA7DA, #814EDA
Triadic#DA4E61, #61DA4E
Split complementary#DA814E, #A7DA4E
Tetradic#DA4EA7, #DAC74E, #4EDA81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F8FD
Lighter +30%#CDD2F4
Lighter +20%#A2ACEC
Lighter +10%#7887E3
Darker −10%#2A40CB
Darker −20%#2233A0
Darker −30%#192576
Darker −40%#10184C
More saturated +25%#334EF5
Less saturated −25%#6974BF

Channel breakdown

R78
G97
B218
Red78 (30.6%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue231.86°
Saturation (HSL)65.42%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 61 · B DA

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