Recognised as Colour

#4F2EFE

#4F2EFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4F2EFE is a blue with RGB values 79, 46, 254 and HSL 250°, 99%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4F2EFE#4F2EFE

HEX#4F2EFE

RGBrgb(79, 46, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1804, 0.9961

RGB percentages31%, 18%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(249.5, 99%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 81.9%, 99.6%)

CMYK68.9%, 81.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,189,374

CSS custom property--colour: #4F2EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#B0D101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15 Blue · ΔE 17 Blue violet · ΔE 21.2 Dark violet · ΔE 26.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.1 Dark blue · ΔE 41.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDFE2E

Analogous#2E75FE, #B72EFE

Triadic#FE4F2E, #2EFE4F

Split complementary#FEB72E, #75FE2E

Tetradic#FE2E75, #DDFE2E, #2EFEB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF9FF

Lighter +30%#CFC6FF

Lighter +20%#A494FE

Lighter +10%#7A61FE

Darker −10%#2801F8

Darker −20%#2001C5

Darker −30%#180192

Darker −40%#100060

More saturated +25%#4E2DFF

Less saturated −25%#6148E4

Channel breakdown

R79

G46

B254

Red79 (31%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue249.52°

Saturation (HSL)99.05%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 2E · B FE

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Colour harmonies

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