Colour

#4F78EC

#4F78EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#4F78EC is a blue with RGB values 79, 120, 236 and HSL 224°, 81%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4F78EC

RGBrgb(79, 120, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.4706, 0.9255

RGB percentages31%, 47.1%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(224.3, 80.5%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 66.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK66.5%, 49.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,208,300

CSS custom property--colour: #4F78EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#B08713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3786F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0078EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0093A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.3 Slate blue · ΔE 16.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5 Medium purple · ΔE 19.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECC34F

Analogous#4FC6EC, #754FEC

Triadic#EC4F78, #78EC4F

Split complementary#EC744F, #C7EC4F

Tetradic#EC4FC6, #ECC34F, #4FEC74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D9E2FB

Lighter +20%#ABBFF6

Lighter +10%#7D9BF1

Darker −10%#2155E7

Darker −20%#1542C0

Darker −30%#103292

Darker −40%#0B2264

More saturated +25%#3C6FFF

Less saturated −25%#6784D4

Channel breakdown

R79

G120

B236

Red79 (31%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue224.33°

Saturation (HSL)80.51%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 78 · B EC

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