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Recognised as Colour

#4A88E7

  • #4A88E7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A88E7 is a blue with RGB values 74, 136, 231 and HSL 216°, 77%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A88E7#4A88E7
HEX#4A88E7
RGBrgb(74, 136, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5333, 0.9059
RGB percentages29%, 53.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(216.3, 76.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 68%, 90.6%)
CMYK68%, 41.1%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,884,711
CSS custom property--colour: #4A88E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B57718

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C90EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4282E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009EACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.7Royal blue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7A94A
Analogous#4AD6E7, #5A4AE7
Triadic#E74A88, #88E74A
Split complementary#E75A4A, #D7E74A
Tetradic#E74AD7, #E7A94A, #4AE75A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D1E1F9
Lighter +20%#A4C3F3
Lighter +10%#77A6ED
Darker −10%#1E6BE0
Darker −20%#1855B3
Darker −30%#124086
Darker −40%#0C2A59
More saturated +25%#3283FF
Less saturated −25%#648DCD

Channel breakdown

R74
G136
B231
Red74 (29%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue216.31°
Saturation (HSL)76.59%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 88 · B E7

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