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Recognised as Colour

#4A7FE4

  • #4A7FE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4A7FE4 is a blue with RGB values 74, 127, 228 and HSL 219°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4A7FE4#4A7FE4
HEX#4A7FE4
RGBrgb(74, 127, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.498, 0.8941
RGB percentages29%, 49.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(219.4, 74%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 67.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK67.5%, 44.3%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,882,404
CSS custom property--colour: #4A7FE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#B5801B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D89E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#317BE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.9Royal blue · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 23Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4AF4A
Analogous#4ACCE4, #624AE4
Triadic#E44A7F, #7FE44A
Split complementary#E4624A, #CCE44A
Tetradic#E44ACC, #E4AF4A, #4AE462

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#CFDDF8
Lighter +20%#A3BEF1
Lighter +10%#769EEB
Darker −10%#2161DA
Darker −20%#1A4DAE
Darker −30%#133982
Darker −40%#0D2655
More saturated +25%#3077FE
Less saturated −25%#6487CA

Channel breakdown

R74
G127
B228
Red74 (29%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue219.35°
Saturation (HSL)74.04%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 7F · B E4

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