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Recognised as Colour

#4E71D5

  • #4E71D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E71D5 is a blue with RGB values 78, 113, 213 and HSL 224°, 62%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4E71D5#4E71D5
HEX#4E71D5
RGBrgb(78, 113, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4431, 0.8353
RGB percentages30.6%, 44.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(224.4, 61.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 63.4%, 83.5%)
CMYK63.4%, 46.9%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,140,949
CSS custom property--colour: #4E71D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B18E2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F7DD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2571D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5B24E
Analogous#4EB4D5, #6F4ED5
Triadic#D54E71, #71D54E
Split complementary#D56F4E, #B4D54E
Tetradic#D54EB4, #D5B24E, #4ED56F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F5FC
Lighter +30%#CAD4F2
Lighter +20%#A0B3E9
Lighter +10%#7792DF
Darker −10%#2E54C2
Darker −20%#244299
Darker −30%#1A3170
Darker −40%#111F46
More saturated +25%#3364F0
Less saturated −25%#697EBA

Channel breakdown

R78
G113
B213
Red78 (30.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue224.44°
Saturation (HSL)61.64%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 71 · B D5

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