Colour

#4E7BC8

#4E7BC8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E7BC8 is a blue with RGB values 78, 123, 200 and HSL 218°, 53%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E7BC8

RGBrgb(78, 123, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4824, 0.7843

RGB percentages30.6%, 48.2%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(217.9, 52.6%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 61%, 78.4%)

CMYK61%, 38.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,143,496

CSS custom property--colour: #4E7BC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#B18437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A82CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4976C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#008C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2 Steel blue · ΔE 17.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5 Royal blue · ΔE 27.5 Medium purple · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C89B4E

Analogous#4EB8C8, #5E4EC8

Triadic#C84E7B, #7BC84E

Split complementary#C85E4E, #B8C84E

Tetradic#C84EB8, #C89B4E, #4EC85E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAEFF8

Lighter +30%#C3D2EC

Lighter +20%#9CB5E0

Lighter +10%#7598D4

Darker −10%#3662AD

Darker −20%#2A4C86

Darker −30%#1E365F

Darker −40%#122038

More saturated +25%#3173E5

Less saturated −25%#6B83AB

Channel breakdown

R78

G123

B200

Red78 (30.6%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue217.87°

Saturation (HSL)52.59%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 7B · B C8

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Colour values

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