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Colour

#4E6ADE

  • #4E6ADE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E6ADE is a blue with RGB values 78, 106, 222 and HSL 228°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4E6ADE#4E6ADE
HEX#4E6ADE
RGBrgb(78, 106, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4157, 0.8706
RGB percentages30.6%, 41.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(228.3, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK64.9%, 52.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,139,166
CSS custom property--colour: #4E6ADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#B19521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F7AE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00859Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 2.9Slate blue · ΔE 11.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 2.92, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC24E
Analogous#4EB2DE, #7A4EDE
Triadic#DE4E6A, #6ADE4E
Split complementary#DE7A4E, #B2DE4E
Tetradic#DE4EB2, #DEC24E, #4EDE7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFE
Lighter +30%#CFD7F6
Lighter +20%#A4B2EE
Lighter +10%#798EE6
Darker −10%#2748D2
Darker −20%#1F3AA7
Darker −30%#172B7C
Darker −40%#0F1C51
More saturated +25%#345AF8
Less saturated −25%#687AC4

Channel breakdown

R78
G106
B222
Red78 (30.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue228.33°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 6A · B DE

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