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Recognised as Colour

#4E87E8

  • #4E87E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E87E8 is a blue with RGB values 78, 135, 232 and HSL 218°, 77%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E87E8#4E87E8
HEX#4E87E8
RGBrgb(78, 135, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5294, 0.9098
RGB percentages30.6%, 52.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(217.8, 77%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 66.4%, 91%)
CMYK66.4%, 41.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,146,600
CSS custom property--colour: #4E87E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B17817

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A90ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4182E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009DACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.3Royal blue · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8AF4E
Analogous#4ED4E8, #624EE8
Triadic#E84E87, #87E84E
Split complementary#E8624E, #D4E84E
Tetradic#E84ED4, #E8AF4E, #4EE862

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5E3FA
Lighter +20%#A8C4F4
Lighter +10%#7BA6EE
Darker −10%#2168E2
Darker −20%#1853B8
Darker −30%#123F8B
Darker −40%#0C2A5E
More saturated +25%#3781FF
Less saturated −25%#678DCF

Channel breakdown

R78
G135
B232
Red78 (30.6%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue217.79°
Saturation (HSL)77%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 87 · B E8

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