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Colour

#4E84E0

  • #4E84E0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E84E0 is a blue with RGB values 78, 132, 224 and HSL 218°, 70%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E84E0#4E84E0
HEX#4E84E0
RGBrgb(78, 132, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5176, 0.8784
RGB percentages30.6%, 51.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(217.8, 70.2%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 65.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK65.2%, 41.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,145,824
CSS custom property--colour: #4E84E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#B17B1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A8CE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#437FDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0099A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0AA4E
Analogous#4ECDE0, #614EE0
Triadic#E04E84, #84E04E
Split complementary#E0614E, #CDE04E
Tetradic#E04ECD, #E0AA4E, #4EE061

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#D0DEF7
Lighter +20%#A5C0EF
Lighter +10%#79A2E8
Darker −10%#2567D6
Darker −20%#1E52AA
Darker −30%#163D7F
Darker −40%#0F2853
More saturated +25%#347DFA
Less saturated −25%#688BC6

Channel breakdown

R78
G132
B224
Red78 (30.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue217.81°
Saturation (HSL)70.19%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 84 · B E0

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