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Recognised as Colour

#4E86E4

  • #4E86E4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E86E4 is a blue with RGB values 78, 134, 228 and HSL 218°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E86E4#4E86E4
HEX#4E86E4
RGBrgb(78, 134, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5255, 0.8941
RGB percentages30.6%, 52.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(217.6, 73.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 65.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK65.8%, 41.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,146,340
CSS custom property--colour: #4E86E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#B1791B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B8FE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4381E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009CAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.7Royal blue · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4AC4E
Analogous#4ED1E4, #614EE4
Triadic#E44E86, #86E44E
Split complementary#E4614E, #D1E44E
Tetradic#E44ED1, #E4AC4E, #4EE461

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3E1F8
Lighter +20%#A7C3F2
Lighter +10%#7AA4EB
Darker −10%#2268DD
Darker −20%#1B53B1
Darker −30%#143E85
Darker −40%#0D2959
More saturated +25%#3580FE
Less saturated −25%#688CCB

Channel breakdown

R78
G134
B228
Red78 (30.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue217.6°
Saturation (HSL)73.53%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 86 · B E4

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