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Recognised as Colour

#4E82E3

  • #4E82E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E82E3 is a blue with RGB values 78, 130, 227 and HSL 219°, 73%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E82E3#4E82E3
HEX#4E82E3
RGBrgb(78, 130, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5098, 0.8902
RGB percentages30.6%, 51%, 89%
HSLhsl(219.1, 72.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 65.6%, 89%)
CMYK65.6%, 42.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,145,315
CSS custom property--colour: #4E82E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#B17D1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#548CE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C7EE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.4Royal blue · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3AF4E
Analogous#4ECCE3, #654EE3
Triadic#E34E82, #82E34E
Split complementary#E3654E, #CCE34E
Tetradic#E34ECC, #E3AF4E, #4EE365

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D2DFF8
Lighter +20%#A6C0F1
Lighter +10%#7AA1EA
Darker −10%#2363DB
Darker −20%#1C4FAF
Darker −30%#153B83
Darker −40%#0E2757
More saturated +25%#347AFD
Less saturated −25%#688AC9

Channel breakdown

R78
G130
B227
Red78 (30.6%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue219.06°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 82 · B E3

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