Colour

#4E7EE4

#4E7EE4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4E7EE4 is a blue with RGB values 78, 126, 228 and HSL 221°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E7EE4

RGBrgb(78, 126, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.4941, 0.8941

RGB percentages30.6%, 49.4%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(220.8, 73.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 65.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK65.8%, 44.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,144,292

CSS custom property--colour: #4E7EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#B1811B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C89E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#317BE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#0095A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7 Royal blue · ΔE 14.7 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Slate blue · ΔE 21.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4B44E

Analogous#4EC9E4, #694EE4

Triadic#E44E7E, #7EE44E

Split complementary#E4694E, #C9E44E

Tetradic#E44EC9, #E4B44E, #4EE469

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3DFF8

Lighter +20%#A7BFF2

Lighter +10%#7A9EEB

Darker −10%#225EDD

Darker −20%#1B4BB1

Darker −30%#143885

Darker −40%#0D2659

More saturated +25%#3575FE

Less saturated −25%#6887CB

Channel breakdown

R78

G126

B228

Red78 (30.6%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue220.8°

Saturation (HSL)73.53%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 7E · B E4

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