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Recognised as Colour

#4986DF

  • #4986DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4986DF is a blue with RGB values 73, 134, 223 and HSL 216°, 70%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4986DF#4986DF
HEX#4986DF
RGBrgb(73, 134, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5255, 0.8745
RGB percentages28.6%, 52.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(215.6, 70.1%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 67.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK67.3%, 39.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,818,655
CSS custom property--colour: #4986DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#B67920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D8DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#467FDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009BA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Slate blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFA249
Analogous#49D1DF, #5749DF
Triadic#DF4986, #86DF49
Split complementary#DF5749, #D1DF49
Tetradic#DF49D1, #DFA249, #49DF57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F9FE
Lighter +30%#CBDDF6
Lighter +20%#A0C0EE
Lighter +10%#74A3E7
Darker −10%#256AD0
Darker −20%#1D54A5
Darker −30%#153E7A
Darker −40%#0E284E
More saturated +25%#2E81FA
Less saturated −25%#648BC4

Channel breakdown

R73
G134
B223
Red73 (28.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue215.6°
Saturation (HSL)70.09%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 86 · B DF

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