All About Color #4E72A6

#4E72A6

About #4E72A6

#4E72A6 is a medium blue color with the hex code #4E72A6. In RGB it is red 78, green 114, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 215°, saturation 36%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 53%, 31%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 4.90:1 on white and 4.28:1 on black.

#4E72A6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 72, A6
CMYK53.01%, 31.33%, 0.00%, 34.90%
RGB Decimal78, 114, 166
HSL215°, 36%, 48%
RGB Octal116, 162, 246
HSV (HSB)215.45°, 53.01%, 65.10%
RGB Binary1001110, 1110010, 10100110
CIE-L*AB47.50, 2.59, -31.81
RGB Percent30.59%, 44.71%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH47.50, 31.92, 274.66
XYZ16.04, 16.41, 38.40
CIE-L*UV47.50, -17.16, -47.55
xyY0.23, 0.23, 16.41
Hunter-Lab40.51, -0.19, -27.85
RYB30.59%, 40.61%, 65.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E72A6 on a dark background: contrast 4.28:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#4E72A6 on a light background: contrast 4.90:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E72A6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E72A6 · #89A3C8 · #314868 · #A6824E · #C8AE89

Analogous palette

#4EA682 · #4E9FA6 · #4E72A6 · #564EA6 · #824EA6

Triadic palette

#4E72A6 · #A64E73 · #73A64E · #89A3C8 · #C889A3

Tetradic palette

#4E72A6 · #A64E9F · #A6824E · #4EA656 · #314868

Monochromatic palette

#1D2B3E · #364F72 · #4E72A6 · #7F9BC3 · #B3C4DB

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