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Recognised as Colour

#4E69DB

  • #4E69DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E69DB is a blue with RGB values 78, 105, 219 and HSL 229°, 66%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4E69DB#4E69DB
HEX#4E69DB
RGBrgb(78, 105, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4118, 0.8588
RGB percentages30.6%, 41.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(228.5, 66.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 64.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK64.4%, 52.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,138,907
CSS custom property--colour: #4E69DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#B19624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2179DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3.8Slate blue · ΔE 11Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3.8, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBC04E
Analogous#4EAFDB, #7A4EDB
Triadic#DB4E69, #69DB4E
Split complementary#DB794E, #B0DB4E
Tetradic#DB4EAF, #DBC04E, #4EDB7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FD
Lighter +30%#CDD5F5
Lighter +20%#A3B1EC
Lighter +10%#788DE4
Darker −10%#2A49CC
Darker −20%#213AA2
Darker −30%#182B78
Darker −40%#101C4D
More saturated +25%#3359F6
Less saturated −25%#6979C0

Channel breakdown

R78
G105
B219
Red78 (30.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue228.51°
Saturation (HSL)66.2%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 69 · B DB

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