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Recognised as Colour

#4E6AC0

  • #4E6AC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E6AC0 is a blue with RGB values 78, 106, 192 and HSL 225°, 48%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E6AC0#4E6AC0
HEX#4E6AC0
RGBrgb(78, 106, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4157, 0.7529
RGB percentages30.6%, 41.6%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(225.3, 47.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 59.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK59.4%, 44.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,139,136
CSS custom property--colour: #4E6AC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#B1953F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4374C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#326ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0A44E
Analogous#4EA3C0, #6B4EC0
Triadic#C04E6A, #6AC04E
Split complementary#C06B4E, #A3C04E
Tetradic#C04EA3, #C0A44E, #4EC06B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E9F6
Lighter +30%#BFC9E8
Lighter +20%#99A9DB
Lighter +10%#748ACD
Darker −10%#3953A2
Darker −20%#2C407C
Darker −30%#1F2C56
Darker −40%#111931
More saturated +25%#305BDE
Less saturated −25%#6C79A2

Channel breakdown

R78
G106
B192
Red78 (30.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue225.26°
Saturation (HSL)47.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 6A · B C0

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