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Recognised as Colour

#4EA3E3

  • #4EA3E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4EA3E3 is a blue with RGB values 78, 163, 227 and HSL 206°, 73%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4EA3E3#4EA3E3
HEX#4EA3E3
RGBrgb(78, 163, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6392, 0.8902
RGB percentages30.6%, 63.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(205.8, 72.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 65.6%, 89%)
CMYK65.6%, 28.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,153,763
CSS custom property--colour: #4EA3E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#B15C1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A4E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7296E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7Sky blue · ΔE 25.3Light steelblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E38E4E
Analogous#4EE3D9, #4E58E3
Triadic#E34EA3, #A3E34E
Split complementary#E34E58, #E3D94E
Tetradic#D94EE3, #E38E4E, #58E34E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2E8F8
Lighter +20%#A6D1F1
Lighter +10%#7ABAEA
Darker −10%#238CDB
Darker −20%#1C70AF
Darker −30%#155483
Darker −40%#0E3857
More saturated +25%#34A7FD
Less saturated −25%#689FC9

Channel breakdown

R78
G163
B227
Red78 (30.6%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue205.77°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G A3 · B E3

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