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Recognised as Colour

#4A86DE

  • #4A86DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A86DE is a blue with RGB values 74, 134, 222 and HSL 216°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A86DE#4A86DE
HEX#4A86DE
RGBrgb(74, 134, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5255, 0.8706
RGB percentages29%, 52.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(215.7, 69.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 66.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK66.7%, 39.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,884,190
CSS custom property--colour: #4A86DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#B57921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E8DE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4780DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009AA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEA24A
Analogous#4AD0DE, #584ADE
Triadic#DE4A86, #86DE4A
Split complementary#DE584A, #D0DE4A
Tetradic#DE4AD0, #DEA24A, #4ADE58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FD
Lighter +30%#CBDDF6
Lighter +20%#A0C0EE
Lighter +10%#75A3E6
Darker −10%#266ACF
Darker −20%#1E54A4
Darker −30%#163E79
Darker −40%#0E284E
More saturated +25%#2F81F9
Less saturated −25%#658BC3

Channel breakdown

R74
G134
B222
Red74 (29%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue215.68°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 86 · B DE

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