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Colour

#4E84E1

  • #4E84E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E84E1 is a blue with RGB values 78, 132, 225 and HSL 218°, 71%, 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

#4E84E1#4E84E1
HEX#4E84E1
RGBrgb(78, 132, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5176, 0.8824
RGB percentages30.6%, 51.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(218, 71%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 65.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK65.3%, 41.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,145,825
CSS custom property--colour: #4E84E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#B17B1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#598DE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#427FDFno 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 53.5 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 text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.4Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1AB4E
Analogous#4ECEE1, #624EE1
Triadic#E14E84, #84E14E
Split complementary#E1624E, #CDE14E
Tetradic#E14ECE, #E1AB4E, #4EE162

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#D1DFF7
Lighter +20%#A5C1F0
Lighter +10%#7AA2E8
Darker −10%#2566D7
Darker −20%#1D52AC
Darker −30%#163D80
Darker −40%#0E2855
More saturated +25%#347DFB
Less saturated −25%#688BC7

Channel breakdown

R78
G132
B225
Red78 (30.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue217.96°
Saturation (HSL)71.01%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 84 · B E1

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