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Recognised as Colour

#4E84E6

  • #4E84E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E84E6 is a blue with RGB values 78, 132, 230 and HSL 219°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E84E6#4E84E6
HEX#4E84E6
RGBrgb(78, 132, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5176, 0.902
RGB percentages30.6%, 51.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(218.7, 75.2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 66.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK66.1%, 42.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,145,830
CSS custom property--colour: #4E84E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#B17B19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#568EEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D7FE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009BAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6B04E
Analogous#4ED0E6, #644EE6
Triadic#E64E84, #84E64E
Split complementary#E6644E, #D0E64E
Tetradic#E64ED0, #E6B04E, #4EE664

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4E1F9
Lighter +20%#A7C2F3
Lighter +10%#7BA3EC
Darker −10%#2165E0
Darker −20%#1951B5
Darker −30%#133D88
Darker −40%#0D295B
More saturated +25%#357DFF
Less saturated −25%#678BCD

Channel breakdown

R78
G132
B230
Red78 (30.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue218.68°
Saturation (HSL)75.25%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 84 · B E6

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