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Recognised as Colour

#4E95C5

  • #4E95C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4E95C5 is a blue with RGB values 78, 149, 197 and HSL 204°, 51%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4E95C5#4E95C5
HEX#4E95C5
RGBrgb(78, 149, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5843, 0.7725
RGB percentages30.6%, 58.4%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(204.2, 50.6%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 60.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK60.4%, 24.4%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,150,149
CSS custom property--colour: #4E95C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#B16A3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F95C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F89C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20Light skyblue · ΔE 21Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Sky blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C57E4E
Analogous#4EC5BA, #4E5AC5
Triadic#C54E95, #95C54E
Split complementary#C54E5A, #C5BA4E
Tetradic#BA4EC5, #C57E4E, #59C54E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F1F7
Lighter +30%#C1DAEB
Lighter +20%#9BC3DE
Lighter +10%#74ACD2
Darker −10%#377BA9
Darker −20%#2B5F82
Darker −30%#1E435C
Darker −40%#122735
More saturated +25%#319BE2
Less saturated −25%#6B8FA8

Channel breakdown

R78
G149
B197
Red78 (30.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue204.2°
Saturation (HSL)50.64%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 95 · B C5

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