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Colour

#4E74BB

  • #4E74BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E74BB is a blue with RGB values 78, 116, 187 and HSL 219°, 44%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E74BB#4E74BB
HEX#4E74BB
RGBrgb(78, 116, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4549, 0.7333
RGB percentages30.6%, 45.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(219.1, 44.5%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 58.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK58.3%, 38%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,141,691
CSS custom property--colour: #4E74BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B18B44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#567ABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4870B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00848Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 29.9Medium purple · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB954E
Analogous#4EABBB, #5E4EBB
Triadic#BB4E74, #74BB4E
Split complementary#BB5E4E, #ABBB4E
Tetradic#BB4EAB, #BB954E, #4EBB5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E8F4
Lighter +30%#BDCBE5
Lighter +20%#98AED7
Lighter +10%#7391C9
Darker −10%#3B5D9B
Darker −20%#2D4776
Darker −30%#1F3051
Darker −40%#111A2C
More saturated +25%#2F6BDA
Less saturated −25%#6D7D9C

Channel breakdown

R78
G116
B187
Red78 (30.6%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue219.08°
Saturation (HSL)44.49%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 74 · B BB

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