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Recognised as Colour

#4E86C5

  • #4E86C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4E86C5 is a blue with RGB values 78, 134, 197 and HSL 212°, 51%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4E86C5#4E86C5
HEX#4E86C5
RGBrgb(78, 134, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5255, 0.7725
RGB percentages30.6%, 52.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(211.8, 50.6%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.8, 60.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK60.4%, 32%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,146,309
CSS custom property--colour: #4E86C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#B1793A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B89C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C7EC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00959Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4Slate grey · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C58D4E
Analogous#4EC2C5, #524EC5
Triadic#C54E86, #86C54E
Split complementary#C5524E, #C2C54E
Tetradic#C54EC2, #C58D4E, #4EC552

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EFF7
Lighter +30%#C1D5EB
Lighter +20%#9BBBDE
Lighter +10%#74A0D2
Darker −10%#376DA9
Darker −20%#2B5482
Darker −30%#1E3B5C
Darker −40%#122235
More saturated +25%#3184E2
Less saturated −25%#6B88A8

Channel breakdown

R78
G134
B197
Red78 (30.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue211.76°
Saturation (HSL)50.64%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 86 · B C5

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