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Recognised as Colour

#4A74CD

  • #4A74CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A74CD is a blue with RGB values 74, 116, 205 and HSL 221°, 57%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A74CD#4A74CD
HEX#4A74CD
RGBrgb(74, 116, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4549, 0.8039
RGB percentages29%, 45.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(220.8, 56.7%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 63.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK63.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,879,565
CSS custom property--colour: #4A74CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B58B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A7DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3671CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4Royal blue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 24Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA34A
Analogous#4AB5CD, #614ACD
Triadic#CD4A74, #74CD4A
Split complementary#CD624A, #B5CD4A
Tetradic#CD4AB6, #CDA34A, #4ACD62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEFF9
Lighter +30%#C2D0EE
Lighter +20%#9AB1E3
Lighter +10%#7293D8
Darker −10%#315BB3
Darker −20%#26468B
Darker −30%#1B3263
Darker −40%#101E3B
More saturated +25%#2D6AEA
Less saturated −25%#677EB0

Channel breakdown

R74
G116
B205
Red74 (29%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue220.76°
Saturation (HSL)56.71%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 74 · B CD

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