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Recognised as Colour

#4F68FF

  • #4F68FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4F68FF is a blue with RGB values 79, 104, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4F68FF#4F68FF
HEX#4F68FF
RGBrgb(79, 104, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4078, 1
RGB percentages31%, 40.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(231.5, 100%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 69%, 100%)
CMYK69%, 59.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,204,223
CSS custom property--colour: #4F68FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#B09700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008EAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Blue violet · ΔE 31.9Dark orchid · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE64F
Analogous#4FC0FF, #8E4FFF
Triadic#FF4F68, #68FF4F
Split complementary#FF8E4F, #C0FF4F
Tetradic#FF4FC0, #FFE64F, #4FFF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EBFF
Lighter +20%#B5C0FF
Lighter +10%#8294FF
Darker −10%#1C3CFF
Darker −20%#0021E8
Darker −30%#001AB5
Darker −40%#001282
More saturated +25%#4F68FF
Less saturated −25%#6578E9

Channel breakdown

R79
G104
B255
Red79 (31%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 68 · B FF

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