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Colour

#4E88E4

  • #4E88E4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E88E4 is a blue with RGB values 78, 136, 228 and HSL 217°, 74%, 60%. 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

#4E88E4#4E88E4
HEX#4E88E4
RGBrgb(78, 136, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5333, 0.8941
RGB percentages30.6%, 53.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(216.8, 73.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 65.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK65.8%, 40.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,146,852
CSS custom property--colour: #4E88E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B1771B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E90E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4782E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009DABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4AA4E
Analogous#4ED3E4, #5F4EE4
Triadic#E44E88, #88E44E
Split complementary#E45F4E, #D3E44E
Tetradic#E44ED3, #E4AA4E, #4EE45F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3E1F8
Lighter +20%#A7C4F2
Lighter +10%#7AA6EB
Darker −10%#226ADD
Darker −20%#1B55B1
Darker −30%#144085
Darker −40%#0D2B59
More saturated +25%#3582FE
Less saturated −25%#688ECB

Channel breakdown

R78
G136
B228
Red78 (30.6%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue216.8°
Saturation (HSL)73.53%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 88 · B E4

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