Recognised as Colour

#4E5787

#4E5787
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4E5787 is a blue with RGB values 78, 87, 135 and HSL 231°, 27%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E5787

RGBrgb(78, 87, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3412, 0.5294

RGB percentages30.6%, 34.1%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(230.5, 26.8%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 42.2%, 52.9%)

CMYK42.2%, 35.6%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,134,215

CSS custom property--colour: #4E5787;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#B1A878

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#475C89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#425886no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3C6169no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9 Slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Dim grey · ΔE 30.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#877E4E

Analogous#4E7487, #614E87

Triadic#874E57, #57874E

Split complementary#87614E, #74874E

Tetradic#874E74, #877E4E, #4E8761

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4C8DD

Lighter +30%#A4AACA

Lighter +20%#838CB8

Lighter +10%#636DA5

Darker −10%#3B4267

Darker −20%#292D46

Darker −30%#161926

Darker −40%#030406

More saturated +25%#3345A2

Less saturated −25%#69696C

Channel breakdown

R78

G87

B135

Red78 (30.6%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue230.53°

Saturation (HSL)26.76%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 57 · B 87

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