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Recognised as Colour

#4890CA

  • #4890CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4890CA is a blue with RGB values 72, 144, 202 and HSL 207°, 55%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4890CA#4890CA
HEX#4890CA
RGBrgb(72, 144, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5647, 0.7922
RGB percentages28.2%, 56.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(206.8, 55.1%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 64.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK64.4%, 28.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,755,658
CSS custom property--colour: #4890CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#B76F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7692CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6585C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7Slate grey · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8248
Analogous#48CAC3, #484FCA
Triadic#CA4890, #90CA48
Split complementary#CA484F, #CAC348
Tetradic#C348CA, #CA8248, #4FCA48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F0F8
Lighter +30%#BFD8EC
Lighter +20%#97C0E1
Lighter +10%#70A8D5
Darker −10%#3276AD
Darker −20%#275B85
Darker −30%#1B405E
Darker −40%#102536
More saturated +25%#2A93E8
Less saturated −25%#668DAD

Channel breakdown

R72
G144
B202
Red72 (28.2%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue206.77°
Saturation (HSL)55.08%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 90 · B CA

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