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Recognised as Colour

#4A7DF9

  • #4A7DF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4A7DF9 is a blue with RGB values 74, 125, 249 and HSL 223°, 94%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4A7DF9#4A7DF9
HEX#4A7DF9
RGBrgb(74, 125, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4902, 0.9765
RGB percentages29%, 49%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(222.5, 93.6%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 70.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK70.3%, 49.8%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,881,913
CSS custom property--colour: #4A7DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#B58206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#328CFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#007CF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009AAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9C64A
Analogous#4AD4F9, #6F4AF9
Triadic#F94A7D, #7DF94A
Split complementary#F96F4A, #D4F94A
Tetradic#F94AD4, #F9C64A, #4AF96F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE7FE
Lighter +20%#ADC4FC
Lighter +10%#7BA0FB
Darker −10%#195AF7
Darker −20%#0743D6
Darker −30%#0534A5
Darker −40%#042473
More saturated +25%#447AFF
Less saturated −25%#6187E2

Channel breakdown

R74
G125
B249
Red74 (29%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue222.51°
Saturation (HSL)93.58%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 7D · B F9

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