Colour

#4E7EB0

#4E7EB0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4E7EB0 is a blue with RGB values 78, 126, 176 and HSL 211°, 39%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E7EB0

RGBrgb(78, 126, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4941, 0.6902

RGB percentages30.6%, 49.4%, 69%

HSLhsl(210.6, 38.6%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 55.7%, 69%)

CMYK55.7%, 28.4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,144,240

CSS custom property--colour: #4E7EB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#B1814F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6980B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D76AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Tritanopia#078A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 2.98, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B0804E

Analogous#4EAFB0, #4F4EB0

Triadic#B04E7E, #7EB04E

Split complementary#B04F4E, #AFB04E

Tetradic#B04EAF, #B0804E, #4EB04F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DBE5EF

Lighter +30%#B8CBDF

Lighter +20%#94B1D0

Lighter +10%#7198C0

Darker −10%#3E658D

Darker −20%#2F4B69

Darker −30%#1F3246

Darker −40%#0F1923

More saturated +25%#2E7DD0

Less saturated −25%#6E7F90

Channel breakdown

R78

G126

B176

Red78 (30.6%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue210.61°

Saturation (HSL)38.58%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 7E · B B0

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Colour values

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