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Recognised as Colour

#4E96BC

  • #4E96BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4E96BC is a blue with RGB values 78, 150, 188 and HSL 201°, 45%, 52%. 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

#4E96BC#4E96BC
HEX#4E96BC
RGBrgb(78, 150, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5882, 0.7373
RGB percentages30.6%, 58.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(200.7, 45.1%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 58.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK58.5%, 20.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,150,396
CSS custom property--colour: #4E96BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#B16943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8495BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7489BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 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 text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Slate grey · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Cadetblue · ΔE 21Sky blue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC744E
Analogous#4EBCAB, #4E5FBC
Triadic#BC4E96, #96BC4E
Split complementary#BC4E5F, #BCAB4E
Tetradic#AB4EBC, #BC744E, #5FBC4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2EEF4
Lighter +30%#BDD8E6
Lighter +20%#98C2D8
Lighter +10%#73ACCA
Darker −10%#3B7A9C
Darker −20%#2D5D77
Darker −30%#1F4052
Darker −40%#11232D
More saturated +25%#309FDB
Less saturated −25%#6D8D9E

Channel breakdown

R78
G150
B188
Red78 (30.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue200.73°
Saturation (HSL)45.08%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 96 · B BC

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