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Colour

#4E89EB

  • #4E89EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E89EB is a blue with RGB values 78, 137, 235 and HSL 217°, 80%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E89EB#4E89EB
HEX#4E89EB
RGBrgb(78, 137, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5373, 0.9216
RGB percentages30.6%, 53.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(217.5, 79.7%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 66.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK66.8%, 41.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,147,115
CSS custom property--colour: #4E89EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#B17614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B92EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4284E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.6Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB04E
Analogous#4ED8EB, #614EEB
Triadic#EB4E89, #89EB4E
Split complementary#EB614E, #D8EB4E
Tetradic#EB4ED8, #EBB04E, #4EEB61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7E5FB
Lighter +20%#AAC6F5
Lighter +10%#7CA8F0
Darker −10%#206AE6
Darker −20%#1555BE
Darker −30%#104090
Darker −40%#0B2C62
More saturated +25%#3A84FF
Less saturated −25%#678FD2

Channel breakdown

R78
G137
B235
Red78 (30.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue217.45°
Saturation (HSL)79.7%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 89 · B EB

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