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Recognised as Colour

#4E8FF8

  • #4E8FF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4E8FF8 is a blue with RGB values 78, 143, 248 and HSL 217°, 92%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4E8FF8#4E8FF8
HEX#4E8FF8
RGBrgb(78, 143, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5608, 0.9725
RGB percentages30.6%, 56.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(217.1, 92.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 68.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK68.5%, 42.3%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,148,664
CSS custom property--colour: #4E8FF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#B17007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D99FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F89F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Royal blue · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8B74E
Analogous#4EE4F8, #624EF8
Triadic#F84E8F, #8FF84E
Split complementary#F8624E, #E4F84E
Tetradic#F84EE4, #F8B74E, #4EF862

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1ECFE
Lighter +20%#B0CDFC
Lighter +10%#7FAEFA
Darker −10%#1D70F6
Darker −20%#0958D7
Darker −30%#0744A6
Darker −40%#053075
More saturated +25%#478DFF
Less saturated −25%#6594E1

Channel breakdown

R78
G143
B248
Red78 (30.6%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue217.06°
Saturation (HSL)92.39%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 8F · B F8

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