Colour

#4E6FB2

#4E6FB2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4E6FB2 is a blue with RGB values 78, 111, 178 and HSL 220°, 39%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E6FB2

RGBrgb(78, 111, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4353, 0.698

RGB percentages30.6%, 43.5%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(220.2, 39.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 56.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK56.2%, 37.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,140,402

CSS custom property--colour: #4E6FB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#B1904D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5475B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#476CB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0D7E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1 Slate grey · ΔE 31 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2914E

Analogous#4EA1B2, #5F4EB2

Triadic#B24E6F, #6FB24E

Split complementary#B25F4E, #A1B24E

Tetradic#B24EA1, #B2914E, #4EB25F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCE3F0

Lighter +30%#B9C6E0

Lighter +20%#95A9D1

Lighter +10%#728CC1

Darker −10%#3E598F

Darker −20%#2F436B

Darker −30%#1F2D48

Darker −40%#101724

More saturated +25%#2E64D2

Less saturated −25%#6E7A92

Channel breakdown

R78

G111

B178

Red78 (30.6%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue220.2°

Saturation (HSL)39.37%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 6F · B B2

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