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Recognised as Colour

#4E7CCF

  • #4E7CCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E7CCF is a blue with RGB values 78, 124, 207 and HSL 219°, 57%, 56%. 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

#4E7CCF#4E7CCF
HEX#4E7CCF
RGBrgb(78, 124, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4863, 0.8118
RGB percentages30.6%, 48.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(218.6, 57.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 62.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK62.3%, 40.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,143,759
CSS custom property--colour: #4E7CCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#B18330

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5784D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4578CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFA14E
Analogous#4EBDCF, #604ECF
Triadic#CF4E7C, #7CCF4E
Split complementary#CF604E, #BDCF4E
Tetradic#CF4EBD, #CFA14E, #4ECF60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF3FB
Lighter +30%#C6D5F0
Lighter +20%#9EB7E5
Lighter +10%#769ADA
Darker −10%#3262B8
Darker −20%#274C90
Darker −30%#1C3768
Darker −40%#112240
More saturated +25%#3274EB
Less saturated −25%#6A84B3

Channel breakdown

R78
G124
B207
Red78 (30.6%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue218.6°
Saturation (HSL)57.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 7C · B CF

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