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Recognised as Colour

#4E9EE4

  • #4E9EE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4E9EE4 is a blue with RGB values 78, 158, 228 and HSL 208°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4E9EE4#4E9EE4
HEX#4E9EE4
RGBrgb(78, 158, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6196, 0.8941
RGB percentages30.6%, 62%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(208, 73.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208, 65.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK65.8%, 30.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,152,484
CSS custom property--colour: #4E9EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#B1611B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA1E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A92E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Sky blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4944E
Analogous#4EE4DF, #4E53E4
Triadic#E44E9E, #9EE44E
Split complementary#E44E53, #E4DF4E
Tetradic#DF4EE4, #E4944E, #53E44E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3E7F8
Lighter +20%#A7CFF2
Lighter +10%#7AB6EB
Darker −10%#2286DD
Darker −20%#1B6BB1
Darker −30%#145085
Darker −40%#0D3659
More saturated +25%#35A0FE
Less saturated −25%#689CCB

Channel breakdown

R78
G158
B228
Red78 (30.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue208°
Saturation (HSL)73.53%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 9E · B E4

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