All About Color #4E56B1

#4E56B1

About #4E56B1

#4E56B1 is a medium blue color with the hex code #4E56B1. In RGB it is red 78, green 86, blue 177; in HSL it is hue 235°, saturation 39%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 56%, 51%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 6.38:1 on white and 3.29:1 on black.

#4E56B1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 56, B1
CMYK55.93%, 51.41%, 0.00%, 30.59%
RGB Decimal78, 86, 177
HSL235°, 39%, 50%
RGB Octal116, 126, 261
HSV (HSB)235.15°, 55.93%, 69.41%
RGB Binary1001110, 1010110, 10110001
CIE-L*AB40.33, 23.79, -49.67
RGB Percent30.59%, 33.73%, 69.41%
CIE-L*CH40.33, 55.07, 295.59
XYZ14.41, 11.45, 43.05
CIE-L*UV40.33, -7.90, -74.18
xyY0.21, 0.17, 11.45
Hunter-Lab33.84, 16.78, -51.74
RYB30.59%, 33.49%, 69.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E56B1 on a dark background: contrast 3.29:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#4E56B1 on a light background: contrast 6.38:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E56B1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E56B1 · #8E93CD · #323771 · #B1A94E · #CDC88E

Analogous palette

#4EB1A9 · #4E88B1 · #4E56B1 · #774EB1 · #A94EB1

Triadic palette

#4E56B1 · #B14E56 · #56B14E · #8E93CD · #CD8E93

Tetradic palette

#4E56B1 · #B14E88 · #B1A94E · #4EB177 · #323771

Monochromatic palette

#1F2247 · #363C7C · #4E56B1 · #8389C9 · #B8BBE0

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