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Recognised as Colour

#4E71F6

  • #4E71F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E71F6 is a blue with RGB values 78, 113, 246 and HSL 228°, 90%, 64%. 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

#4E71F6#4E71F6
HEX#4E71F6
RGBrgb(78, 113, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4431, 0.9647
RGB percentages30.6%, 44.3%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(227.5, 90.3%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 68.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK68.3%, 54.1%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,140,982
CSS custom property--colour: #4E71F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#B18E09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0091A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.7Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6D34E
Analogous#4EC5F6, #7F4EF6
Triadic#F64E71, #71F64E
Split complementary#F67F4E, #C5F64E
Tetradic#F64EC5, #F6D34E, #4EF67F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E6FD
Lighter +20%#AFBFFB
Lighter +10%#7F98F8
Darker −10%#1D4AF4
Darker −20%#0B35D3
Darker −30%#0828A3
Darker −40%#061C72
More saturated +25%#456CFF
Less saturated −25%#657FDF

Channel breakdown

R78
G113
B246
Red78 (30.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue227.5°
Saturation (HSL)90.32%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 71 · B F6

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