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Colour

#4E94EB

  • #4E94EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E94EB is a blue with RGB values 78, 148, 235 and HSL 213°, 80%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E94EB#4E94EB
HEX#4E94EB
RGBrgb(78, 148, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5804, 0.9216
RGB percentages30.6%, 58%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(213.2, 79.7%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 66.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK66.8%, 37%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,149,931
CSS custom property--colour: #4E94EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#B16B14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D9AEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#568BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 22Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.1Royal blue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.32, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBA54E
Analogous#4EE3EB, #564EEB
Triadic#EB4E94, #94EB4E
Split complementary#EB564E, #E3EB4E
Tetradic#EB4EE3, #EBA54E, #4EEB56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7E7FB
Lighter +20%#AACBF5
Lighter +10%#7CB0F0
Darker −10%#2078E6
Darker −20%#1560BE
Darker −30%#104990
Darker −40%#0B3262
More saturated +25%#3A92FF
Less saturated −25%#6797D2

Channel breakdown

R78
G148
B235
Red78 (30.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue213.25°
Saturation (HSL)79.7%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 94 · B EB

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