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Colour

#4E9AE5

  • #4E9AE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E9AE5 is a blue with RGB values 78, 154, 229 and HSL 210°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E9AE5#4E9AE5
HEX#4E9AE5
RGBrgb(78, 154, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6039, 0.898
RGB percentages30.6%, 60.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(209.8, 74.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 65.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK65.9%, 32.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,151,461
CSS custom property--colour: #4E9AE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#B1651A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799EE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#648FE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4Sky blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5994E
Analogous#4EE5E4, #4E4FE5
Triadic#E54E9A, #9AE54E
Split complementary#E54E4F, #E5E54E
Tetradic#E44EE5, #E5994E, #4FE54E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3E6F9
Lighter +20%#A7CDF2
Lighter +10%#7AB3EC
Darker −10%#2281DE
Darker −20%#1A67B3
Darker −30%#144D86
Darker −40%#0D345A
More saturated +25%#359AFE
Less saturated −25%#679ACC

Channel breakdown

R78
G154
B229
Red78 (30.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue209.8°
Saturation (HSL)74.38%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 9A · B E5

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