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Recognised as Colour

#4EA7EF

  • #4EA7EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4EA7EF is a blue with RGB values 78, 167, 239 and HSL 207°, 83%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4EA7EF#4EA7EF
HEX#4EA7EF
RGBrgb(78, 167, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.6549, 0.9373
RGB percentages30.6%, 65.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(206.8, 83.4%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 67.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK67.4%, 30.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,154,799
CSS custom property--colour: #4EA7EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#B15810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A9F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#719AEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1Sky blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF964E
Analogous#4EEFE6, #4E57EF
Triadic#EF4EA7, #A7EF4E
Split complementary#EF4E57, #EFE64E
Tetradic#E64EEF, #EF964E, #57EF4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAEDFC
Lighter +20%#ACD6F7
Lighter +10%#7DBEF3
Darker −10%#1F90EB
Darker −20%#1275C5
Darker −30%#0E5996
Darker −40%#093D68
More saturated +25%#3EA9FF
Less saturated −25%#66A4D7

Channel breakdown

R78
G167
B239
Red78 (30.6%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue206.83°
Saturation (HSL)83.42%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G A7 · B EF

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