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Recognised as Colour

#4E7BBC

  • #4E7BBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4E7BBC is a blue with RGB values 78, 123, 188 and HSL 215°, 45%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4E7BBC#4E7BBC
HEX#4E7BBC
RGBrgb(78, 123, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4824, 0.7373
RGB percentages30.6%, 48.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(215.5, 45.1%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 58.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK58.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,143,484
CSS custom property--colour: #4E7BBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#B18443

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6080BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5275BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Slate grey · ΔE 29Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8F4E
Analogous#4EB2BC, #584EBC
Triadic#BC4E7B, #7BBC4E
Split complementary#BC584E, #B2BC4E
Tetradic#BC4EB2, #BC8F4E, #4EBC58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E9F4
Lighter +30%#BDCEE6
Lighter +20%#98B2D8
Lighter +10%#7397CA
Darker −10%#3B639C
Darker −20%#2D4B77
Darker −30%#1F3452
Darker −40%#111C2D
More saturated +25%#3075DB
Less saturated −25%#6D819E

Channel breakdown

R78
G123
B188
Red78 (30.6%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue215.45°
Saturation (HSL)45.08%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 7B · B BC

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