All About Color #4E40A5

#4E40A5

About #4E40A5

#4E40A5 is a medium blue color with the hex code #4E40A5. In RGB it is red 78, green 64, blue 165; in HSL it is hue 248°, saturation 44%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 53%, 61%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 8.07:1 on white and 2.60:1 on black.

#4E40A5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 40, A5
CMYK52.73%, 61.21%, 0.00%, 35.29%
RGB Decimal78, 64, 165
HSL248°, 44%, 45%
RGB Octal116, 100, 245
HSV (HSB)248.32°, 61.21%, 64.71%
RGB Binary1001110, 1000000, 10100101
CIE-L*AB33.99, 33.73, -52.77
RGB Percent30.59%, 25.10%, 64.71%
CIE-L*CH33.99, 62.63, 302.58
XYZ11.77, 8.00, 36.52
CIE-L*UV33.99, -1.25, -75.08
xyY0.21, 0.14, 8.00
Hunter-Lab28.29, 24.74, -56.74
RYB30.59%, 25.10%, 64.71%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E40A5 on a dark background: contrast 2.60:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4E40A5 on a light background: contrast 8.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E40A5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E40A5 · #8277CA · #2F2763 · #98A540 · #BFCA77

Analogous palette

#4098A5 · #4065A5 · #4E40A5 · #8040A5 · #A54098

Triadic palette

#4E40A5 · #A54E40 · #40A54E · #8277CA · #CA8277

Tetradic palette

#4E40A5 · #A54065 · #98A540 · #40A580 · #2F2763

Monochromatic palette

#1A1537 · #342B6E · #4E40A5 · #786CC6 · #ABA3DB

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