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Recognised as Colour

#4E8CFA

  • #4E8CFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4E8CFA is a blue with RGB values 78, 140, 250 and HSL 218°, 95%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4E8CFA#4E8CFA
HEX#4E8CFA
RGBrgb(78, 140, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.549, 0.9804
RGB percentages30.6%, 54.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(218.4, 94.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 68.8%, 98%)
CMYK68.8%, 44%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,147,898
CSS custom property--colour: #4E8CFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#B17305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5597FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3587F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FABC4E
Analogous#4EE2FA, #664EFA
Triadic#FA4E8C, #8CFA4E
Split complementary#FA664E, #E2FA4E
Tetradic#FA4EE2, #FABC4E, #4EFA66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3EDFE
Lighter +20%#B1CCFD
Lighter +10%#80ACFB
Darker −10%#1C6CF9
Darker −20%#0653DC
Darker −30%#0540AA
Darker −40%#032E79
More saturated +25%#498BFF
Less saturated −25%#6592E3

Channel breakdown

R78
G140
B250
Red78 (30.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue218.37°
Saturation (HSL)94.51%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 8C · B FA

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