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Recognised as Colour

#4E7FD4

  • #4E7FD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E7FD4 is a blue with RGB values 78, 127, 212 and HSL 218°, 61%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E7FD4#4E7FD4
HEX#4E7FD4
RGBrgb(78, 127, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.498, 0.8314
RGB percentages30.6%, 49.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(218.1, 60.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 63.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK63.2%, 40.1%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,144,532
CSS custom property--colour: #4E7FD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#B1802B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5987D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#467AD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00929Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4A34E
Analogous#4EC2D4, #604ED4
Triadic#D44E7F, #7FD44E
Split complementary#D4604E, #C2D44E
Tetradic#D44EC2, #D4A34E, #4ED460

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F6FC
Lighter +30%#C9D8F2
Lighter +20%#A0BAE8
Lighter +10%#779DDE
Darker −10%#2F64C0
Darker −20%#254F97
Darker −30%#1B396E
Darker −40%#112445
More saturated +25%#3378F0
Less saturated −25%#6A86B9

Channel breakdown

R78
G127
B212
Red78 (30.6%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue218.06°
Saturation (HSL)60.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 7F · B D4

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