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Recognised as Colour

#4A82E2

  • #4A82E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A82E2 is a blue with RGB values 74, 130, 226 and HSL 218°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A82E2#4A82E2
HEX#4A82E2
RGBrgb(74, 130, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5098, 0.8863
RGB percentages29%, 51%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(217.9, 72.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 67.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK67.3%, 42.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,883,170
CSS custom property--colour: #4A82E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#B57D1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#548BE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B7DE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.4Royal blue · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2AA4A
Analogous#4ACEE2, #5E4AE2
Triadic#E24A82, #82E24A
Split complementary#E25E4A, #CEE24A
Tetradic#E24ACE, #E2AA4A, #4AE25E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFE
Lighter +30%#CEDDF7
Lighter +20%#A2BFF0
Lighter +10%#76A0E9
Darker −10%#2265D7
Darker −20%#1B50AB
Darker −30%#143C7F
Darker −40%#0D2753
More saturated +25%#307BFC
Less saturated −25%#6489C8

Channel breakdown

R74
G130
B226
Red74 (29%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue217.89°
Saturation (HSL)72.38%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 82 · B E2

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