All About Color #4E538D

#4E538D

About #4E538D

#4E538D is a medium blue color with the hex code #4E538D. In RGB it is red 78, green 83, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 235°, saturation 29%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 45%, 41%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 7.13:1 on white and 2.95:1 on black.

#4E538D Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 53, 8D
CMYK44.68%, 41.13%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal78, 83, 141
HSL235°, 29%, 43%
RGB Octal116, 123, 215
HSV (HSB)235.24°, 44.68%, 55.29%
RGB Binary1001110, 1010011, 10001101
CIE-L*AB37.35, 14.01, -32.88
RGB Percent30.59%, 32.55%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH37.35, 35.74, 293.08
XYZ11.04, 9.73, 26.50
CIE-L*UV37.35, -5.36, -47.60
xyY0.23, 0.21, 9.73
Hunter-Lab31.19, 8.61, -28.53
RYB30.59%, 32.40%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E538D on a dark background: contrast 2.95:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4E538D on a light background: contrast 7.13:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E538D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #4E538D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#4E538D · #7F84B8 · #2D3052 · #8D884E · #B8B47F

Analogous palette

#4E8D88 · #4E738D · #4E538D · #684E8D · #884E8D

Triadic palette

#4E538D · #8D4E53 · #538D4E · #7F84B8 · #B87F84

Tetradic palette

#4E538D · #8D4E73 · #8D884E · #4E8D68 · #2D3052

Monochromatic palette

#18192B · #33365C · #4E538D · #757AB3 · #A6AACE

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