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Recognised as Colour

#4E8BDB

  • #4E8BDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E8BDB is a blue with RGB values 78, 139, 219 and HSL 214°, 66%, 58%. 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

#4E8BDB#4E8BDB
HEX#4E8BDB
RGBrgb(78, 139, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5451, 0.8588
RGB percentages30.6%, 54.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(214, 66.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 64.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK64.4%, 36.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,147,611
CSS custom property--colour: #4E8BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#B17424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6891DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5483D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#009DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB9E4E
Analogous#4ED2DB, #574EDB
Triadic#DB4E8B, #8BDB4E
Split complementary#DB574E, #D2DB4E
Tetradic#DB4ED2, #DB9E4E, #4EDB57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FAFD
Lighter +30%#CDDEF5
Lighter +20%#A3C3EC
Lighter +10%#78A7E4
Darker −10%#2A70CC
Darker −20%#2159A2
Darker −30%#184278
Darker −40%#102A4D
More saturated +25%#3387F6
Less saturated −25%#698FC0

Channel breakdown

R78
G139
B219
Red78 (30.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue214.04°
Saturation (HSL)66.2%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 8B · B DB

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