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Recognised as Colour

#4E80E3

  • #4E80E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4E80E3 is a blue with RGB values 78, 128, 227 and HSL 220°, 73%, 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

#4E80E3#4E80E3
HEX#4E80E3
RGBrgb(78, 128, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.502, 0.8902
RGB percentages30.6%, 50.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(219.9, 72.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 65.6%, 89%)
CMYK65.6%, 43.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,144,803
CSS custom property--colour: #4E80E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#B17F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#518AE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#377CE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3B14E
Analogous#4ECBE3, #674EE3
Triadic#E34E80, #80E34E
Split complementary#E3674E, #CBE34E
Tetradic#E34ECA, #E3B14E, #4EE366

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D2DFF8
Lighter +20%#A6BFF1
Lighter +10%#7AA0EA
Darker −10%#2361DB
Darker −20%#1C4DAF
Darker −30%#153A83
Darker −40%#0E2657
More saturated +25%#3478FD
Less saturated −25%#6888C9

Channel breakdown

R78
G128
B227
Red78 (30.6%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue219.87°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 80 · B E3

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