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Recognised as Colour

#4E62CA

  • #4E62CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E62CA is a blue with RGB values 78, 98, 202 and HSL 230°, 54%, 55%. 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

#4E62CA#4E62CA
HEX#4E62CA
RGBrgb(78, 98, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3843, 0.7922
RGB percentages30.6%, 38.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(230.3, 53.9%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 61.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK61.4%, 51.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,137,098
CSS custom property--colour: #4E62CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110 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#656565
Inverted#B19D35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2670CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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 9.3Slate blue · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 16.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB64E
Analogous#4EA0CA, #784ECA
Triadic#CA4E62, #62CA4E
Split complementary#CA784E, #A0CA4E
Tetradic#CA4EA0, #CAB64E, #4ECA78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEDF9
Lighter +30%#C4CAED
Lighter +20%#9CA8E2
Lighter +10%#7585D6
Darker −10%#3549B0
Darker −20%#293889
Darker −30%#1D2862
Darker −40%#12183A
More saturated +25%#314FE7
Less saturated −25%#6B75AD

Channel breakdown

R78
G98
B202
Red78 (30.6%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue230.32°
Saturation (HSL)53.91%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 62 · B CA

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