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Recognised as Colour

#4E8FDF

  • #4E8FDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E8FDF is a blue with RGB values 78, 143, 223 and HSL 213°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E8FDF#4E8FDF
HEX#4E8FDF
RGBrgb(78, 143, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5608, 0.8745
RGB percentages30.6%, 56.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(213.1, 69.4%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 65%, 87.5%)
CMYK65%, 35.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,148,639
CSS custom property--colour: #4E8FDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#B17020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C94E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5787DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3Royal blue · ΔE 30.7Light skyblue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF9E4E
Analogous#4ED7DF, #564EDF
Triadic#DF4E8F, #8FDF4E
Split complementary#DF564E, #D7DF4E
Tetradic#DF4ED7, #DF9E4E, #4EDF56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFE
Lighter +30%#D0E1F6
Lighter +20%#A4C6EF
Lighter +10%#79AAE7
Darker −10%#2674D4
Darker −20%#1E5CA9
Darker −30%#17457D
Darker −40%#0F2D52
More saturated +25%#348CF9
Less saturated −25%#6892C5

Channel breakdown

R78
G143
B223
Red78 (30.6%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue213.1°
Saturation (HSL)69.38%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 8F · B DF

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