Colour

#4EA5D2

#4EA5D2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4EA5D2 is a blue with RGB values 78, 165, 210 and HSL 200°, 59%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4EA5D2

RGBrgb(78, 165, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6471, 0.8235

RGB percentages30.6%, 64.7%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(200.5, 59.5%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 62.9%, 82.4%)

CMYK62.9%, 21.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,154,258

CSS custom property--colour: #4EA5D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#B15A2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8FA3D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D96D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00B1B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7 Sky blue · ΔE 17.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D27B4E

Analogous#4ED2BD, #4E63D2

Triadic#D24EA5, #A5D24E

Split complementary#D24E63, #D2BD4E

Tetradic#BD4ED2, #D27B4E, #63D24E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1F8FB

Lighter +30%#C8E3F1

Lighter +20%#9FCEE7

Lighter +10%#77BADC

Darker −10%#308DBD

Darker −20%#266F94

Darker −30%#1B506C

Darker −40%#113243

More saturated +25%#32AEEE

Less saturated −25%#6A9CB6

Channel breakdown

R78

G165

B210

Red78 (30.6%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue200.45°

Saturation (HSL)59.46%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G A5 · B D2

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