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Recognised as Colour

#4E8FE0

  • #4E8FE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E8FE0 is a blue with RGB values 78, 143, 224 and HSL 213°, 70%, 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

#4E8FE0#4E8FE0
HEX#4E8FE0
RGBrgb(78, 143, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5608, 0.8784
RGB percentages30.6%, 56.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(213.3, 70.2%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 65.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK65.2%, 36.2%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,148,640
CSS custom property--colour: #4E8FE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#B1701F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B95E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5787DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 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 text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 30.2Light skyblue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E09F4E
Analogous#4ED8E0, #564EE0
Triadic#E04E8F, #8FE04E
Split complementary#E0564E, #D8E04E
Tetradic#E04ED8, #E09F4E, #4EE056

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#D0E1F7
Lighter +20%#A5C6EF
Lighter +10%#79AAE8
Darker −10%#2574D6
Darker −20%#1E5CAA
Darker −30%#16457F
Darker −40%#0F2D53
More saturated +25%#348CFA
Less saturated −25%#6892C6

Channel breakdown

R78
G143
B224
Red78 (30.6%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue213.29°
Saturation (HSL)70.19%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 8F · B E0

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