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Recognised as Colour

#4EA2CD

  • #4EA2CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4EA2CD is a blue with RGB values 78, 162, 205 and HSL 200°, 56%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4EA2CD#4EA2CD
HEX#4EA2CD
RGBrgb(78, 162, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6353, 0.8039
RGB percentages30.6%, 63.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(200.3, 55.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 62%, 80.4%)
CMYK62%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,153,485
CSS custom property--colour: #4EA2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#B15D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA0CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B93CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Cadetblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD794E
Analogous#4ECDB9, #4E62CD
Triadic#CD4EA2, #A2CD4E
Split complementary#CD4E62, #CDB94E
Tetradic#B94ECD, #CD794E, #62CD4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF6FA
Lighter +30%#C5E1EF
Lighter +20%#9ECCE3
Lighter +10%#76B7D8
Darker −10%#3389B5
Darker −20%#286B8D
Darker −30%#1D4D65
Darker −40%#112F3E
More saturated +25%#32ABE9
Less saturated −25%#6A99B1

Channel breakdown

R78
G162
B205
Red78 (30.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue200.31°
Saturation (HSL)55.95%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G A2 · B CD

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