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Recognised as Colour

#4E71E1

  • #4E71E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E71E1 is a blue with RGB values 78, 113, 225 and HSL 226°, 71%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4E71E1#4E71E1
HEX#4E71E1
RGBrgb(78, 113, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4431, 0.8824
RGB percentages30.6%, 44.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(225.7, 71%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 65.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK65.3%, 49.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,140,961
CSS custom property--colour: #4E71E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B18E1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#317FE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1BE4E
Analogous#4EBAE1, #754EE1
Triadic#E14E71, #71E14E
Split complementary#E1754E, #BAE14E
Tetradic#E14EBA, #E1BE4E, #4EE174

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#D1DAF7
Lighter +20%#A5B7F0
Lighter +10%#7A94E8
Darker −10%#254FD7
Darker −20%#1D3FAC
Darker −30%#162F80
Darker −40%#0E1F55
More saturated +25%#3463FB
Less saturated −25%#687FC7

Channel breakdown

R78
G113
B225
Red78 (30.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue225.71°
Saturation (HSL)71.01%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 71 · B E1

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