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Colour

#4E9AFF

  • #4E9AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4E9AFF is a blue with RGB values 78, 154, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4E9AFF#4E9AFF
HEX#4E9AFF
RGBrgb(78, 154, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6039, 1
RGB percentages30.6%, 60.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.2, 100%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 69.4%, 100%)
CMYK69.4%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,151,487
CSS custom property--colour: #4E9AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#B16500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6BA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F92FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 30Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB34E
Analogous#4EF3FF, #5A4EFF
Triadic#FF4E9A, #9AFF4E
Split complementary#FF5A4E, #F3FF4E
Tetradic#FF4EF3, #FFB34E, #4EFF5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7F1FF
Lighter +20%#B4D4FF
Lighter +10%#81B7FF
Darker −10%#1B7DFF
Darker −20%#0063E7
Darker −30%#004DB4
Darker −40%#003781
More saturated +25%#4E9AFF
Less saturated −25%#649DE9

Channel breakdown

R78
G154
B255
Red78 (30.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 9A · B FF

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