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Recognised as Colour

#4E7BCD

  • #4E7BCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E7BCD is a blue with RGB values 78, 123, 205 and HSL 219°, 56%, 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

#4E7BCD#4E7BCD
HEX#4E7BCD
RGBrgb(78, 123, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4824, 0.8039
RGB percentages30.6%, 48.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(218.7, 55.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 62%, 80.4%)
CMYK62%, 40%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,143,501
CSS custom property--colour: #4E7BCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#B18432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5782D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4577CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Medium purple · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA04E
Analogous#4EBACD, #614ECD
Triadic#CD4E7B, #7BCD4E
Split complementary#CD614E, #BBCD4E
Tetradic#CD4EBA, #CDA04E, #4ECD61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF2FA
Lighter +30%#C5D4EF
Lighter +20%#9EB6E3
Lighter +10%#7699D8
Darker −10%#3361B5
Darker −20%#284C8D
Darker −30%#1D3665
Darker −40%#11213E
More saturated +25%#3273E9
Less saturated −25%#6A83B1

Channel breakdown

R78
G123
B205
Red78 (30.6%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue218.74°
Saturation (HSL)55.95%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 7B · B CD

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