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Colour

#4E98FE

  • #4E98FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4E98FE is a blue with RGB values 78, 152, 254 and HSL 215°, 99%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4E98FE#4E98FE
HEX#4E98FE
RGBrgb(78, 152, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.5961, 0.9961
RGB percentages30.6%, 59.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(214.8, 98.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 69.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK69.3%, 40.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,150,974
CSS custom property--colour: #4E98FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#B16701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C90FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Steel blue · ΔE 30.5Slate blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEB44E
Analogous#4EF0FE, #5C4EFE
Triadic#FE4E98, #98FE4E
Split complementary#FE5C4E, #F0FE4E
Tetradic#FE4EF0, #FEB44E, #4EFE5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F1FF
Lighter +20%#B3D3FF
Lighter +10%#81B6FE
Darker −10%#1B7AFE
Darker −20%#0161E5
Darker −30%#014BB2
Darker −40%#01367F
More saturated +25%#4D98FF
Less saturated −25%#649CE8

Channel breakdown

R78
G152
B254
Red78 (30.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue214.77°
Saturation (HSL)98.88%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 98 · B FE

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