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Recognised as Colour

#4490FA

  • #4490FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4490FA is a blue with RGB values 68, 144, 250 and HSL 215°, 95%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4490FA#4490FA
HEX#4490FA
RGBrgb(68, 144, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5647, 0.9804
RGB percentages26.7%, 56.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(214.9, 94.8%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 72.8%, 98%)
CMYK72.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,493,562
CSS custom property--colour: #4490FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#BB6F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C99FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B89F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.08, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAAE44
Analogous#44EBFA, #5344FA
Triadic#FA4490, #90FA44
Split complementary#FA5344, #EBFA44
Tetradic#FA44EB, #FAAE44, #44FA53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9E8FE
Lighter +20%#A7CBFD
Lighter +10%#76ADFB
Darker −10%#1273F9
Darker −20%#065BD2
Darker −30%#0446A1
Darker −40%#03306F
More saturated +25%#3F8FFF
Less saturated −25%#5C94E2

Channel breakdown

R68
G144
B250
Red68 (26.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue214.95°
Saturation (HSL)94.79%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 90 · B FA

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