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Recognised as Colour

#4E95DC

  • #4E95DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E95DC is a blue with RGB values 78, 149, 220 and HSL 210°, 67%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E95DC#4E95DC
HEX#4E95DC
RGBrgb(78, 149, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5843, 0.8627
RGB percentages30.6%, 58.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(210, 67%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 64.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK64.5%, 32.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,150,172
CSS custom property--colour: #4E95DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#B16A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7698DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#638BDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4Light slate grey · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC954E
Analogous#4EDCDC, #4E4EDC
Triadic#DC4E95, #95DC4E
Split complementary#DC4E4E, #DCDC4E
Tetradic#DC4EDC, #DC954E, #4EDC4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FBFE
Lighter +30%#CEE2F5
Lighter +20%#A3C8ED
Lighter +10%#79AFE4
Darker −10%#297CCE
Darker −20%#2062A4
Darker −30%#184979
Darker −40%#102F4E
More saturated +25%#3495F7
Less saturated −25%#6995C2

Channel breakdown

R78
G149
B220
Red78 (30.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)66.98%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 95 · B DC

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