All About Color #4E72B1

#4E72B1

About #4E72B1

#4E72B1 is a medium blue color with the hex code #4E72B1. In RGB it is red 78, green 114, blue 177; in HSL it is hue 218°, saturation 39%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 56%, 36%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 4.81:1 on white and 4.37:1 on black.

#4E72B1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 72, B1
CMYK55.93%, 35.59%, 0.00%, 30.59%
RGB Decimal78, 114, 177
HSL218°, 39%, 50%
RGB Octal116, 162, 261
HSV (HSB)218.18°, 55.93%, 69.41%
RGB Binary1001110, 1110010, 10110001
CIE-L*AB48.04, 6.19, -37.38
RGB Percent30.59%, 44.71%, 69.41%
CIE-L*CH48.04, 37.89, 279.40
XYZ17.10, 16.83, 43.94
CIE-L*UV48.04, -17.15, -56.80
xyY0.22, 0.22, 16.83
Hunter-Lab41.02, 2.59, -34.79
RYB30.59%, 40.94%, 69.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E72B1 on a dark background: contrast 4.37:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#4E72B1 on a light background: contrast 4.81:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E72B1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E72B1 · #8EA5CD · #324971 · #B18D4E · #CDB68E

Analogous palette

#4EB18D · #4EA4B1 · #4E72B1 · #5B4EB1 · #8D4EB1

Triadic palette

#4E72B1 · #B14E72 · #72B14E · #8EA5CD · #CD8EA5

Tetradic palette

#4E72B1 · #B14EA4 · #B18D4E · #4EB15B · #324971

Monochromatic palette

#1F2E47 · #36507C · #4E72B1 · #839CC9 · #B8C7E0

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