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Recognised as Colour

#4A8AAE

  • #4A8AAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4A8AAE is a blue with RGB values 74, 138, 174 and HSL 202°, 40%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4A8AAE#4A8AAE
HEX#4A8AAE
RGBrgb(74, 138, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5412, 0.6824
RGB percentages29%, 54.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(201.6, 40.3%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 57.5%, 68.2%)
CMYK57.5%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,885,166
CSS custom property--colour: #4A8AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#B57551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7989B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7EADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009396no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 16.6Cadetblue · ΔE 21.3Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2Sky blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE6E4A
Analogous#4AAEA0, #4A58AE
Triadic#AE4A8A, #8AAE4A
Split complementary#AE4A58, #AEA04A
Tetradic#A04AAE, #AE6E4A, #58AE4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6E5EE
Lighter +30%#B3CFDE
Lighter +20%#8FB8CF
Lighter +10%#6BA1C0
Darker −10%#3B6E8A
Darker −20%#2C5166
Darker −30%#1C3543
Darker −40%#0D181F
More saturated +25%#2B93CD
Less saturated −25%#69818F

Channel breakdown

R74
G138
B174
Red74 (29%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue201.6°
Saturation (HSL)40.32%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 8A · B AE

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