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Recognised as Colour

#4EA7EA

  • #4EA7EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4EA7EA is a blue with RGB values 78, 167, 234 and HSL 206°, 79%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4EA7EA#4EA7EA
HEX#4EA7EA
RGBrgb(78, 167, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6549, 0.9176
RGB percentages30.6%, 65.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(205.8, 78.8%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 66.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK66.7%, 28.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,154,794
CSS custom property--colour: #4EA7EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#B15815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A9EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7399E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Sky blue · ΔE 25.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA914E
Analogous#4EEADF, #4E59EA
Triadic#EA4EA7, #A7EA4E
Split complementary#EA4E59, #EADF4E
Tetradic#DF4EEA, #EA914E, #59EA4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7EBFA
Lighter +20%#A9D4F5
Lighter +10%#7CBEEF
Darker −10%#2090E5
Darker −20%#1675BC
Darker −30%#11588E
Darker −40%#0B3C61
More saturated +25%#39AAFF
Less saturated −25%#67A4D1

Channel breakdown

R78
G167
B234
Red78 (30.6%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue205.77°
Saturation (HSL)78.79%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G A7 · B EA

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