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Recognised as Colour

#4A7ED6

  • #4A7ED6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A7ED6 is a blue with RGB values 74, 126, 214 and HSL 218°, 63%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A7ED6#4A7ED6
HEX#4A7ED6
RGBrgb(74, 126, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.4941, 0.8392
RGB percentages29%, 49.4%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(217.7, 63.1%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 65.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK65.4%, 41.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,882,134
CSS custom property--colour: #4A7ED6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B58129

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5686D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4079D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00929Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6A24A
Analogous#4AC4D6, #5C4AD6
Triadic#D64A7E, #7ED64A
Split complementary#D65C4A, #C4D64A
Tetradic#D64AC4, #D6A24A, #4AD65C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F5FC
Lighter +30%#C7D7F2
Lighter +20%#9DB9E9
Lighter +10%#749CDF
Darker −10%#2C63C1
Darker −20%#224E98
Darker −30%#19396E
Darker −40%#102344
More saturated +25%#2E77F2
Less saturated −25%#6685BA

Channel breakdown

R74
G126
B214
Red74 (29%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue217.71°
Saturation (HSL)63.06%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 7E · B D6

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