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Recognised as Colour

#4E63DE

  • #4E63DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E63DE is a blue with RGB values 78, 99, 222 and HSL 231°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4E63DE#4E63DE
HEX#4E63DE
RGBrgb(78, 99, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3882, 0.8706
RGB percentages30.6%, 38.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(231.3, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK64.9%, 55.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,137,374
CSS custom property--colour: #4E63DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#B19C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.7Slate blue · ΔE 9.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.71, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC94E
Analogous#4EABDE, #814EDE
Triadic#DE4E63, #63DE4E
Split complementary#DE814E, #ABDE4E
Tetradic#DE4EAB, #DEC94E, #4EDE81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFE
Lighter +30%#CFD5F6
Lighter +20%#A4AFEE
Lighter +10%#7989E6
Darker −10%#2740D2
Darker −20%#1F33A7
Darker −30%#17267C
Darker −40%#0F1951
More saturated +25%#3450F8
Less saturated −25%#6876C4

Channel breakdown

R78
G99
B222
Red78 (30.6%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue231.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 63 · B DE

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