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Recognised as Colour

#4E7BEB

  • #4E7BEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4E7BEB is a blue with RGB values 78, 123, 235 and HSL 223°, 80%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4E7BEB#4E7BEB
HEX#4E7BEB
RGBrgb(78, 123, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4824, 0.9216
RGB percentages30.6%, 48.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(222.8, 79.7%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 66.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK66.8%, 47.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,143,531
CSS custom property--colour: #4E7BEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#B18414

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F88EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#187AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBBE4E
Analogous#4ECAEB, #6F4EEB
Triadic#EB4E7B, #7BEB4E
Split complementary#EB704E, #CAEB4E
Tetradic#EB4ECA, #EBBE4E, #4EEB70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7E2FB
Lighter +20%#AABFF5
Lighter +10%#7C9DF0
Darker −10%#2059E6
Darker −20%#1546BE
Darker −30%#103590
Darker −40%#0B2462
More saturated +25%#3A72FF
Less saturated −25%#6786D2

Channel breakdown

R78
G123
B235
Red78 (30.6%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue222.8°
Saturation (HSL)79.7%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 7B · B EB

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