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Recognised as Colour

#4E83DE

  • #4E83DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E83DE is a blue with RGB values 78, 131, 222 and HSL 218°, 69%, 59%. 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

#4E83DE#4E83DE
HEX#4E83DE
RGBrgb(78, 131, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5137, 0.8706
RGB percentages30.6%, 51.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(217.9, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK64.9%, 41%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,145,566
CSS custom property--colour: #4E83DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 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#B17C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#598BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#437EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 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 7.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEA94E
Analogous#4ECBDE, #614EDE
Triadic#DE4E83, #83DE4E
Split complementary#DE614E, #CBDE4E
Tetradic#DE4ECB, #DEA94E, #4EDE61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFE
Lighter +30%#CFDDF6
Lighter +20%#A4BFEE
Lighter +10%#79A1E6
Darker −10%#2766D2
Darker −20%#1F51A7
Darker −30%#173C7C
Darker −40%#0F2751
More saturated +25%#347CF8
Less saturated −25%#688AC4

Channel breakdown

R78
G131
B222
Red78 (30.6%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue217.92°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 83 · B DE

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