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Recognised as Colour

#4A81DC

  • #4A81DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A81DC is a blue with RGB values 74, 129, 220 and HSL 217°, 68%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A81DC#4A81DC
HEX#4A81DC
RGBrgb(74, 129, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5059, 0.8627
RGB percentages29%, 50.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(217.4, 67.6%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 66.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK66.4%, 41.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,882,908
CSS custom property--colour: #4A81DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#B57E23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5789E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#407CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA54A
Analogous#4ACADC, #5C4ADC
Triadic#DC4A81, #81DC4A
Split complementary#DC5C4A, #CADC4A
Tetradic#DC4ACA, #DCA54A, #4ADC5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F8FD
Lighter +30%#CADAF5
Lighter +20%#9FBCED
Lighter +10%#759FE4
Darker −10%#2765CC
Darker −20%#1F50A1
Darker −30%#173B76
Darker −40%#0F254B
More saturated +25%#2F7AF7
Less saturated −25%#6588C1

Channel breakdown

R74
G129
B220
Red74 (29%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue217.4°
Saturation (HSL)67.59%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 81 · B DC

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