Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#4E89DE

  • #4E89DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E89DE is a blue with RGB values 78, 137, 222 and HSL 215°, 69%, 59%. 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

#4E89DE#4E89DE
HEX#4E89DE
RGBrgb(78, 137, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5373, 0.8706
RGB percentages30.6%, 53.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(215.4, 68.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 64.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK64.9%, 38.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,147,102
CSS custom property--colour: #4E89DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#B17621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6390E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E82DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 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 text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEA34E
Analogous#4ED1DE, #5B4EDE
Triadic#DE4E89, #89DE4E
Split complementary#DE5B4E, #D1DE4E
Tetradic#DE4ED1, #DEA34E, #4EDE5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFE
Lighter +30%#CFDFF6
Lighter +20%#A4C2EE
Lighter +10%#79A6E6
Darker −10%#276DD2
Darker −20%#1F57A7
Darker −30%#17407C
Darker −40%#0F2A51
More saturated +25%#3484F8
Less saturated −25%#688EC4

Channel breakdown

R78
G137
B222
Red78 (30.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue215.42°
Saturation (HSL)68.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 89 · B DE

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “4e89de” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.