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Recognised as Colour

#4E70FB

  • #4E70FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E70FB is a blue with RGB values 78, 112, 251 and HSL 228°, 96%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4E70FB#4E70FB
HEX#4E70FB
RGBrgb(78, 112, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4392, 0.9843
RGB percentages30.6%, 43.9%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(228.2, 95.6%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 68.9%, 98.4%)
CMYK68.9%, 55.4%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,140,731
CSS custom property--colour: #4E70FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#B18F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0092ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBD94E
Analogous#4EC6FB, #834EFB
Triadic#FB4E70, #70FB4E
Split complementary#FB834E, #C6FB4E
Tetradic#FB4EC6, #FBD94E, #4EFB83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E9FE
Lighter +20%#B2C1FD
Lighter +10%#8098FC
Darker −10%#1C48FA
Darker −20%#0530DE
Darker −30%#0425AC
Darker −40%#031A7A
More saturated +25%#4A6EFF
Less saturated −25%#657EE4

Channel breakdown

R78
G112
B251
Red78 (30.6%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue228.21°
Saturation (HSL)95.58%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 70 · B FB

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