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Recognised as Colour

#4992FD

  • #4992FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4992FD is a blue with RGB values 73, 146, 253 and HSL 216°, 98%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4992FD#4992FD
HEX#4992FD
RGBrgb(73, 146, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5725, 0.9922
RGB percentages28.6%, 57.3%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(215.7, 97.8%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 71.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK71.1%, 42.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,821,757
CSS custom property--colour: #4992FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#B66D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E8BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 11Royal blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.32, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDB449
Analogous#49ECFD, #5A49FD
Triadic#FD4992, #92FD49
Split complementary#FD5A49, #ECFD49
Tetradic#FD49EC, #FDB449, #49FD5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0EDFF
Lighter +20%#AECEFE
Lighter +10%#7BB0FE
Darker −10%#1774FC
Darker −20%#025BDE
Darker −30%#0247AB
Darker −40%#013279
More saturated +25%#4792FF
Less saturated −25%#6096E6

Channel breakdown

R73
G146
B253
Red73 (28.6%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue215.67°
Saturation (HSL)97.83%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 92 · B FD

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