Recognised as Colour

#4F4EDA

#4F4EDA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4F4EDA is a blue with RGB values 79, 78, 218 and HSL 240°, 65%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4F4EDA

RGBrgb(79, 78, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3059, 0.8549

RGB percentages31%, 30.6%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(240.4, 65.4%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 64.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK63.8%, 64.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,197,530

CSS custom property--colour: #4F4EDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#B0B125

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00728Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4 Slate blue · ΔE 15.7 Royal blue · ΔE 18.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9 Medium purple · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9DA4E

Analogous#4E93DA, #954EDA

Triadic#DA4F4E, #4EDA4F

Split complementary#DA954E, #93DA4E

Tetradic#DA4E93, #D9DA4E, #4EDA95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F7FD

Lighter +30%#CDCDF4

Lighter +20%#A3A2EC

Lighter +10%#7978E3

Darker −10%#2C2ACB

Darker −20%#2222A0

Darker −30%#191976

Darker −40%#10104C

More saturated +25%#3533F5

Less saturated −25%#6969BF

Channel breakdown

R79

G78

B218

Red79 (31%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue240.43°

Saturation (HSL)65.42%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 4E · B DA

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