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Recognised as Colour

#4E61DD

  • #4E61DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E61DD is a blue with RGB values 78, 97, 221 and HSL 232°, 68%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4E61DD#4E61DD
HEX#4E61DD
RGBrgb(78, 97, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3804, 0.8667
RGB percentages30.6%, 38%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(232, 67.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 64.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK64.7%, 56.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,136,861
CSS custom property--colour: #4E61DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#B19E22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.7Slate blue · ΔE 9Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDCA4E
Analogous#4EA8DD, #834EDD
Triadic#DD4E61, #61DD4E
Split complementary#DD834E, #A8DD4E
Tetradic#DD4EA8, #DDCA4E, #4EDD83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FAFE
Lighter +30%#CED4F6
Lighter +20%#A4ADED
Lighter +10%#7987E5
Darker −10%#283ED0
Darker −20%#2031A5
Darker −30%#18257A
Darker −40%#0F1850
More saturated +25%#344EF7
Less saturated −25%#6874C3

Channel breakdown

R78
G97
B221
Red78 (30.6%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue232.03°
Saturation (HSL)67.77%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 61 · B DD

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