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Recognised as Colour

#4E82AF

  • #4E82AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4E82AF is a blue with RGB values 78, 130, 175 and HSL 208°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4E82AF#4E82AF
HEX#4E82AF
RGBrgb(78, 130, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5098, 0.6863
RGB percentages30.6%, 51%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(207.8, 38.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 55.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK55.4%, 25.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,145,263
CSS custom property--colour: #4E82AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#B17D50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F83B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6279AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#068D91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 3.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.7Light skyblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 3.11, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF7B4E
Analogous#4EAFAB, #4E52AF
Triadic#AF4E82, #82AF4E
Split complementary#AF4E52, #AFAC4E
Tetradic#AB4EAF, #AF7B4E, #52AF4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAE5EF
Lighter +30%#B7CCDF
Lighter +20%#94B4CF
Lighter +10%#719BBF
Darker −10%#3E688C
Darker −20%#2F4E68
Darker −30%#1F3345
Darker −40%#0F1922
More saturated +25%#2E84CF
Less saturated −25%#6E808F

Channel breakdown

R78
G130
B175
Red78 (30.6%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue207.84°
Saturation (HSL)38.34%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 82 · B AF

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