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Recognised as Colour

#4E9CC8

  • #4E9CC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4E9CC8 is a blue with RGB values 78, 156, 200 and HSL 202°, 53%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4E9CC8#4E9CC8
HEX#4E9CC8
RGBrgb(78, 156, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6118, 0.7843
RGB percentages30.6%, 61.2%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(201.6, 52.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 61%, 78.4%)
CMYK61%, 22%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,151,944
CSS custom property--colour: #4E9CC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#B16337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879BCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#768EC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C87A4E
Analogous#4EC8B7, #4E5FC8
Triadic#C84E9C, #9CC84E
Split complementary#C84E5F, #C8B74E
Tetradic#B74EC8, #C87A4E, #5FC84E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF3F8
Lighter +30%#C3DDEC
Lighter +20%#9CC8E0
Lighter +10%#75B2D4
Darker −10%#3682AD
Darker −20%#2A6586
Darker −30%#1E485F
Darker −40%#122A38
More saturated +25%#31A4E5
Less saturated −25%#6B94AB

Channel breakdown

R78
G156
B200
Red78 (30.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue201.64°
Saturation (HSL)52.59%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 9C · B C8

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