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Recognised as Colour

#4E7CCC

  • #4E7CCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E7CCC is a blue with RGB values 78, 124, 204 and HSL 218°, 55%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E7CCC#4E7CCC
HEX#4E7CCC
RGBrgb(78, 124, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4863, 0.8
RGB percentages30.6%, 48.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(218.1, 55.3%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 61.8%, 80%)
CMYK61.8%, 39.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,143,756
CSS custom property--colour: #4E7CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#B18333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5983CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4777CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Royal blue · ΔE 26Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.1
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#CC9E4E
Analogous#4EBBCC, #5F4ECC
Triadic#CC4E7C, #7CCC4E
Split complementary#CC5F4E, #BBCC4E
Tetradic#CC4EBB, #CC9E4E, #4ECC5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF1FA
Lighter +30%#C5D4EE
Lighter +20%#9DB7E3
Lighter +10%#7699D7
Darker −10%#3462B3
Darker −20%#284D8C
Darker −30%#1D3764
Darker −40%#11213D
More saturated +25%#3274E9
Less saturated −25%#6B84B0

Channel breakdown

R78
G124
B204
Red78 (30.6%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue218.1°
Saturation (HSL)55.26%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 7C · B CC

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