Colour

#4E78C2

#4E78C2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E78C2 is a blue with RGB values 78, 120, 194 and HSL 218°, 49%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E78C2

RGBrgb(78, 120, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4706, 0.7608

RGB percentages30.6%, 47.1%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(218.3, 48.7%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 59.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK59.8%, 38.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,142,722

CSS custom property--colour: #4E78C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#B1873D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#597EC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4974C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#008994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9 Steel blue · ΔE 16.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7 Royal blue · ΔE 28.7 Medium purple · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C2984E

Analogous#4EB2C2, #5E4EC2

Triadic#C24E78, #78C24E

Split complementary#C25E4E, #B2C24E

Tetradic#C24EB2, #C2984E, #4EC25E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E6ECF6

Lighter +30%#C0CFE9

Lighter +20%#9AB2DC

Lighter +10%#7495CF

Darker −10%#3960A4

Darker −20%#2C4A7E

Darker −30%#1F3459

Darker −40%#111D33

More saturated +25%#3070E0

Less saturated −25%#6C80A4

Channel breakdown

R78

G120

B194

Red78 (30.6%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue218.28°

Saturation (HSL)48.74%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 78 · B C2

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