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Recognised as Colour

#4F40EC

  • #4F40EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4F40EC is a blue with RGB values 79, 64, 236 and HSL 245°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4F40EC#4F40EC
HEX#4F40EC
RGBrgb(79, 64, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.251, 0.9255
RGB percentages31%, 25.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(245.2, 81.9%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.2, 72.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK66.5%, 72.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,193,964
CSS custom property--colour: #4F40EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B0BF13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.7Medium blue · ΔE 20.4Dark violet · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6Dark blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEC40
Analogous#4087EC, #A540EC
Triadic#EC4F40, #40EC4F
Split complementary#ECA540, #87EC40
Tetradic#EC4087, #DDEC40, #40ECA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFE
Lighter +30%#CFCBFA
Lighter +20%#A49DF5
Lighter +10%#7A6EF1
Darker −10%#2817E2
Darker −20%#2012B4
Darker −30%#180D86
Darker −40%#100957
More saturated +25%#3F2DFF
Less saturated −25%#655AD2

Channel breakdown

R79
G64
B236
Red79 (31%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue245.23°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 40 · B EC

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