All About Color #4E79B1

#4E79B1

About #4E79B1

#4E79B1 is a medium blue color with the hex code #4E79B1. In RGB it is red 78, green 121, blue 177; in HSL it is hue 214°, saturation 39%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 56%, 32%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 4.47:1 on white and 4.69:1 on black.

#4E79B1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 79, B1
CMYK55.93%, 31.64%, 0.00%, 30.59%
RGB Decimal78, 121, 177
HSL214°, 39%, 50%
RGB Octal116, 171, 261
HSV (HSB)213.94°, 55.93%, 69.41%
RGB Binary1001110, 1111001, 10110001
CIE-L*AB50.06, 1.94, -34.21
RGB Percent30.59%, 47.45%, 69.41%
CIE-L*CH50.06, 34.26, 273.24
XYZ17.92, 18.47, 44.22
CIE-L*UV50.06, -19.68, -51.79
xyY0.22, 0.23, 18.47
Hunter-Lab42.98, -0.80, -30.92
RYB30.59%, 42.34%, 69.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E79B1 on a dark background: contrast 4.69:1, passes WCAG AA.
#4E79B1 on a light background: contrast 4.47:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E79B1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E79B1 · #8EA9CD · #324D71 · #B1864E · #CDB28E

Analogous palette

#4EB186 · #4EABB1 · #4E79B1 · #544EB1 · #864EB1

Triadic palette

#4E79B1 · #B14E79 · #79B14E · #8EA9CD · #CD8EA9

Tetradic palette

#4E79B1 · #B14EAB · #B1864E · #4EB154 · #324D71

Monochromatic palette

#1F3047 · #36557C · #4E79B1 · #83A1C9 · #B8C9E0

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