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Recognised as Colour

#4E83AF

  • #4E83AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4E83AF is a blue with RGB values 78, 131, 175 and HSL 207°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4E83AF#4E83AF
HEX#4E83AF
RGBrgb(78, 131, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5137, 0.6863
RGB percentages30.6%, 51.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(207.2, 38.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 55.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK55.4%, 25.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,145,519
CSS custom property--colour: #4E83AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#B17C50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7084B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#637AAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#058E92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 3.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5Cadetblue · ΔE 27.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 3.63, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF7A4E
Analogous#4EAFAA, #4E53AF
Triadic#AF4E83, #83AF4E
Split complementary#AF4E53, #AFAB4E
Tetradic#AA4EAF, #AF7A4E, #52AF4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAE5EF
Lighter +30%#B7CDDF
Lighter +20%#94B4CF
Lighter +10%#719CBF
Darker −10%#3E698C
Darker −20%#2F4E68
Darker −30%#1F3445
Darker −40%#0F1922
More saturated +25%#2E86CF
Less saturated −25%#6E808F

Channel breakdown

R78
G131
B175
Red78 (30.6%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue207.22°
Saturation (HSL)38.34%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 83 · B AF

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