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Recognised as Colour

#4E77C0

  • #4E77C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E77C0 is a blue with RGB values 78, 119, 192 and HSL 218°, 48%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E77C0#4E77C0
HEX#4E77C0
RGBrgb(78, 119, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4667, 0.7529
RGB percentages30.6%, 46.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(218.4, 47.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 59.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK59.4%, 38%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,142,464
CSS custom property--colour: #4E77C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#B1883F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#587DC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4973BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Royal blue · ΔE 29.2Medium purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0974E
Analogous#4EB0C0, #5E4EC0
Triadic#C04E77, #77C04E
Split complementary#C05E4E, #B0C04E
Tetradic#C04EB0, #C0974E, #4EC05E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EBF6
Lighter +30%#BFCEE8
Lighter +20%#99B1DB
Lighter +10%#7494CD
Darker −10%#395FA2
Darker −20%#2C497C
Darker −30%#1F3356
Darker −40%#111D31
More saturated +25%#306FDE
Less saturated −25%#6C7FA2

Channel breakdown

R78
G119
B192
Red78 (30.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue218.42°
Saturation (HSL)47.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 77 · B C0

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