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Recognised as Colour

#4A7DFF

  • #4A7DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4A7DFF is a blue with RGB values 74, 125, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4A7DFF#4A7DFF
HEX#4A7DFF
RGBrgb(74, 125, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4902, 1
RGB percentages29%, 49%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.1, 100%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 71%, 100%)
CMYK71%, 51%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,881,919
CSS custom property--colour: #4A7DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#B58200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#288DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009CB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCC4A
Analogous#4AD7FF, #724AFF
Triadic#FF4A7D, #7DFF4A
Split complementary#FF724A, #D7FF4A
Tetradic#FF4AD7, #FFCC4A, #4AFF72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3EBFF
Lighter +20%#B0C6FF
Lighter +10%#7DA2FF
Darker −10%#1758FF
Darker −20%#0040E3
Darker −30%#0032B0
Darker −40%#00237D
More saturated +25%#4A7DFF
Less saturated −25%#6187E8

Channel breakdown

R74
G125
B255
Red74 (29%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 7D · B FF

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