Recognised as Colour

#4490FB

#4490FB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4490FB is a blue with RGB values 68, 144, 251 and HSL 215°, 96%, 63%. 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

#4490FB#4490FB

HEX#4490FB

RGBrgb(68, 144, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5647, 0.9843

RGB percentages26.7%, 56.5%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(215.1, 95.8%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 72.9%, 98.4%)

CMYK72.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,493,563

CSS custom property--colour: #4490FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#BB6F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B9AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3989F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 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 text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3 Royal blue · ΔE 19.5 Medium purple · ΔE 27.3 Slate blue · ΔE 28.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.84, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FBAF44

Analogous#44ECFB, #5344FB

Triadic#FB4490, #90FB44

Split complementary#FB5444, #ECFB44

Tetradic#FB44EC, #FBAF44, #44FB54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DAE9FE

Lighter +20%#A8CBFD

Lighter +10%#76AEFC

Darker −10%#1272FA

Darker −20%#055BD4

Darker −30%#0346A3

Darker −40%#023071

More saturated +25%#408FFF

Less saturated −25%#5C94E3

Channel breakdown

R68

G144

B251

Red68 (26.7%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue215.08°

Saturation (HSL)95.81%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 90 · B FB

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