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Colour

#49A4FE

  • #49A4FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#49A4FE is a blue with RGB values 73, 164, 254 and HSL 210°, 99%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#49A4FE#49A4FE
HEX#49A4FE
RGBrgb(73, 164, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.6431, 0.9961
RGB percentages28.6%, 64.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(209.8, 98.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 71.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK71.3%, 35.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,826,366
CSS custom property--colour: #49A4FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#B65B01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6098FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 25Light skyblue · ΔE 30.5Royal blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEA349
Analogous#49FEFD, #494AFE
Triadic#FE49A4, #A4FE49
Split complementary#FE494A, #FEFD49
Tetradic#FD49FE, #FEA349, #4AFE49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1F0FF
Lighter +20%#AED7FF
Lighter +10%#7CBDFE
Darker −10%#168BFE
Darker −20%#0171E0
Darker −30%#0157AD
Darker −40%#013E7A
More saturated +25%#48A4FF
Less saturated −25%#60A4E7

Channel breakdown

R73
G164
B254
Red73 (28.6%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue209.83°
Saturation (HSL)98.91%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G A4 · B FE

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