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Recognised as Colour

#4A80DB

  • #4A80DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A80DB is a blue with RGB values 74, 128, 219 and HSL 218°, 67%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A80DB#4A80DB
HEX#4A80DB
RGBrgb(74, 128, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.502, 0.8588
RGB percentages29%, 50.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(217.7, 66.8%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 66.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK66.2%, 41.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,882,651
CSS custom property--colour: #4A80DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#B57F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5688DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F7BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.7Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBA54A
Analogous#4AC8DB, #5D4ADB
Triadic#DB4A80, #80DB4A
Split complementary#DB5D4A, #C8DB4A
Tetradic#DB4AC8, #DBA54A, #4ADB5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F7FD
Lighter +30%#CADAF4
Lighter +20%#9FBCEC
Lighter +10%#759EE3
Darker −10%#2864CA
Darker −20%#204F9F
Darker −30%#173A75
Darker −40%#0F254A
More saturated +25%#2F79F6
Less saturated −25%#6587C0

Channel breakdown

R74
G128
B219
Red74 (29%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue217.66°
Saturation (HSL)66.82%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 80 · B DB

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