Colour

#4E7FE5

#4E7FE5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4E7FE5 is a blue with RGB values 78, 127, 229 and HSL 221°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E7FE5

RGBrgb(78, 127, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.498, 0.898

RGB percentages30.6%, 49.8%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(220.5, 74.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 65.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK65.9%, 44.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,144,549

CSS custom property--colour: #4E7FE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#B1801A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D8AE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#327CE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0097A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4 Royal blue · ΔE 15 Medium purple · ΔE 21.9 Slate blue · ΔE 22.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5B44E

Analogous#4ECBE5, #684EE5

Triadic#E54E7F, #7FE54E

Split complementary#E5694E, #CBE54E

Tetradic#E54ECB, #E5B44E, #4EE569

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3DFF9

Lighter +20%#A7BFF2

Lighter +10%#7A9FEC

Darker −10%#225FDE

Darker −20%#1A4CB3

Darker −30%#143986

Darker −40%#0D265A

More saturated +25%#3576FE

Less saturated −25%#6788CC

Channel breakdown

R78

G127

B229

Red78 (30.6%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue220.53°

Saturation (HSL)74.38%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 7F · B E5

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