Colour

#4E63E5

#4E63E5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#4E63E5 is a blue with RGB values 78, 99, 229 and HSL 232°, 74%, 60%. 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

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HEX#4E63E5

RGBrgb(78, 99, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3882, 0.898

RGB percentages30.6%, 38.8%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(231.7, 74.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 65.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK65.9%, 56.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,137,381

CSS custom property--colour: #4E63E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#B19C1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#0069E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00839Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.8 Slate blue · ΔE 11.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E5D04E

Analogous#4EAFE5, #854EE5

Triadic#E54E63, #63E54E

Split complementary#E5854E, #AFE54E

Tetradic#E54EAE, #E5D04E, #4EE585

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3D9F9

Lighter +20%#A7B1F2

Lighter +10%#7A8AEC

Darker −10%#223CDE

Darker −20%#1A2FB3

Darker −30%#142486

Darker −40%#0D185A

More saturated +25%#3551FE

Less saturated −25%#6775CC

Channel breakdown

R78

G99

B229

Red78 (30.6%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue231.66°

Saturation (HSL)74.38%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 63 · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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