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Recognised as Colour

#4E7CE1

  • #4E7CE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4E7CE1 is a blue with RGB values 78, 124, 225 and HSL 221°, 71%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4E7CE1#4E7CE1
HEX#4E7CE1
RGBrgb(78, 124, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4863, 0.8824
RGB percentages30.6%, 48.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(221.2, 71%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 65.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK65.3%, 44.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,143,777
CSS custom property--colour: #4E7CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#B1831E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B87E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3079DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0093A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 14.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1B34E
Analogous#4EC6E1, #694EE1
Triadic#E14E7C, #7CE14E
Split complementary#E16A4E, #C5E14E
Tetradic#E14EC6, #E1B34E, #4EE16A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#D1DDF7
Lighter +20%#A5BDF0
Lighter +10%#7A9CE8
Darker −10%#255DD7
Darker −20%#1D4AAC
Darker −30%#163780
Darker −40%#0E2455
More saturated +25%#3472FB
Less saturated −25%#6886C7

Channel breakdown

R78
G124
B225
Red78 (30.6%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue221.22°
Saturation (HSL)71.01%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 7C · B E1

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