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Colour

#4988EE

  • #4988EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4988EE is a blue with RGB values 73, 136, 238 and HSL 217°, 83%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4988EE#4988EE
HEX#4988EE
RGBrgb(73, 136, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5333, 0.9333
RGB percentages28.6%, 53.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(217.1, 82.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 69.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK69.3%, 42.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,819,182
CSS custom property--colour: #4988EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B67711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5692F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3982ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Royal blue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEAF49
Analogous#49DAEE, #5D49EE
Triadic#EE4988, #88EE49
Split complementary#EE5D49, #DAEE49
Tetradic#EE49DA, #EEAF49, #49EE5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5E3FB
Lighter +20%#A6C5F7
Lighter +10%#78A6F2
Darker −10%#1A6AEA
Darker −20%#1254BF
Darker −30%#0D4091
Darker −40%#092B62
More saturated +25%#3884FF
Less saturated −25%#628ED5

Channel breakdown

R73
G136
B238
Red73 (28.6%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue217.09°
Saturation (HSL)82.91%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 88 · B EE

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