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Recognised as Colour

#4A77DE

  • #4A77DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4A77DE is a blue with RGB values 74, 119, 222 and HSL 222°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4A77DE#4A77DE
HEX#4A77DE
RGBrgb(74, 119, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4667, 0.8706
RGB percentages29%, 46.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(221.8, 69.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 66.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK66.7%, 46.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,880,350
CSS custom property--colour: #4A77DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#B58821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4283E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2475DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008FA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEB14A
Analogous#4AC1DE, #674ADE
Triadic#DE4A77, #77DE4A
Split complementary#DE674A, #C1DE4A
Tetradic#DE4AC1, #DEB14A, #4ADE67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FD
Lighter +30%#CBD8F6
Lighter +20%#A0B8EE
Lighter +10%#7597E6
Darker −10%#2659CF
Darker −20%#1E47A4
Darker −30%#163479
Darker −40%#0E224E
More saturated +25%#2F6DF9
Less saturated −25%#6581C3

Channel breakdown

R74
G119
B222
Red74 (29%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue221.76°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 77 · B DE

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