Colour

#4E98E5

#4E98E5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E98E5 is a blue with RGB values 78, 152, 229 and HSL 211°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E98E5

RGBrgb(78, 152, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5961, 0.898

RGB percentages30.6%, 59.6%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(210.6, 74.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 65.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK65.9%, 33.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,150,949

CSS custom property--colour: #4E98E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#B1671A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#769CE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#618EE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00AAB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1 Steel blue · ΔE 17 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8 Sky blue · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E59B4E

Analogous#4EE3E5, #504EE5

Triadic#E54E98, #98E54E

Split complementary#E5504E, #E3E54E

Tetradic#E54EE3, #E59B4E, #4EE550

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3E6F9

Lighter +20%#A7CCF2

Lighter +10%#7AB2EC

Darker −10%#227EDE

Darker −20%#1A65B3

Darker −30%#144C86

Darker −40%#0D335A

More saturated +25%#3597FE

Less saturated −25%#6799CC

Channel breakdown

R78

G152

B229

Red78 (30.6%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue210.6°

Saturation (HSL)74.38%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 98 · B E5

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