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Recognised as Colour

#4A7ADA

  • #4A7ADA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A7ADA is a blue with RGB values 74, 122, 218 and HSL 220°, 66%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A7ADA#4A7ADA
HEX#4A7ADA
RGBrgb(74, 122, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4784, 0.8549
RGB percentages29%, 47.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(220, 66.1%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 66.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK66.1%, 44%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,881,114
CSS custom property--colour: #4A7ADA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#B58525

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C84DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3377D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00909Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAAA4A
Analogous#4AC2DA, #624ADA
Triadic#DA4A7A, #7ADA4A
Split complementary#DA624A, #C2DA4A
Tetradic#DA4AC2, #DAAA4A, #4ADA62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F6FD
Lighter +30%#C9D7F4
Lighter +20%#9FB8EB
Lighter +10%#7499E3
Darker −10%#295EC8
Darker −20%#204A9E
Darker −30%#183673
Darker −40%#0F2249
More saturated +25%#2F71F5
Less saturated −25%#6583BF

Channel breakdown

R74
G122
B218
Red74 (29%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)66.06%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 7A · B DA

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