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Recognised as Colour

#49A4D2

  • #49A4D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#49A4D2 is a blue with RGB values 73, 164, 210 and HSL 200°, 60%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#49A4D2#49A4D2
HEX#49A4D2
RGBrgb(73, 164, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.6431, 0.8235
RGB percentages28.6%, 64.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(200.1, 60.4%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 65.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK65.2%, 21.9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,826,322
CSS custom property--colour: #49A4D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#B65B2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA2D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B95D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D27749
Analogous#49D2BB, #4960D2
Triadic#D249A4, #A4D249
Split complementary#D24960, #D2BB49
Tetradic#BB49D2, #D27749, #60D249

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF6FA
Lighter +30%#C4E1F0
Lighter +20%#9BCDE6
Lighter +10%#72B8DC
Darker −10%#2E8BBA
Darker −20%#246C91
Darker −30%#1A4E68
Darker −40%#102F3F
More saturated +25%#2DADEE
Less saturated −25%#659BB6

Channel breakdown

R73
G164
B210
Red73 (28.6%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue200.15°
Saturation (HSL)60.35%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G A4 · B D2

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