All About Color #4E78BC

#4E78BC

About #4E78BC

#4E78BC is a medium blue color with the hex code #4E78BC. In RGB it is red 78, green 120, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 217°, saturation 45%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 59%, 36%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.43:1 on white and 4.74:1 on black.

#4E78BC Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 78, BC
CMYK58.51%, 36.17%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal78, 120, 188
HSL217°, 45%, 52%
RGB Octal116, 170, 274
HSV (HSB)217.09°, 58.51%, 73.73%
RGB Binary1001110, 1111000, 10111100
CIE-L*AB50.31, 6.18, -40.15
RGB Percent30.59%, 47.06%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH50.31, 40.63, 278.75
XYZ18.94, 18.68, 50.19
CIE-L*UV50.31, -19.24, -61.77
xyY0.22, 0.21, 18.68
Hunter-Lab43.22, 2.55, -38.58
RYB30.59%, 42.51%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E78BC on a dark background: contrast 4.74:1, passes WCAG AA.
#4E78BC on a light background: contrast 4.43:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E78BC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E78BC · #90AAD5 · #304E7E · #BC914E · #D5BB90

Analogous palette

#4EBC91 · #4EAFBC · #4E78BC · #5A4EBC · #914EBC

Triadic palette

#4E78BC · #BC4E78 · #78BC4E · #90AAD5 · #D590AA

Tetradic palette

#4E78BC · #BC4EAF · #BC914E · #4EBC5A · #304E7E

Monochromatic palette

#1F3251 · #345489 · #4E78BC · #85A2D1 · #BCCCE6

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