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Recognised as Colour

#4A8BFA

  • #4A8BFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4A8BFA is a blue with RGB values 74, 139, 250 and HSL 218°, 95%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4A8BFA#4A8BFA
HEX#4A8BFA
RGBrgb(74, 139, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5451, 0.9804
RGB percentages29%, 54.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(217.8, 94.6%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 70.4%, 98%)
CMYK70.4%, 44.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,885,498
CSS custom property--colour: #4A8BFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#B57405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5396FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3086F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAB94A
Analogous#4AE3FA, #614AFA
Triadic#FA4A8B, #8BFA4A
Split complementary#FA614A, #E3FA4A
Tetradic#FA4AE3, #FAB94A, #4AFA61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFEAFE
Lighter +20%#ADCBFD
Lighter +10%#7CABFB
Darker −10%#186BF9
Darker −20%#0654D8
Darker −30%#0540A6
Darker −40%#032D75
More saturated +25%#458AFF
Less saturated −25%#6191E3

Channel breakdown

R74
G139
B250
Red74 (29%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue217.84°
Saturation (HSL)94.62%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 8B · B FA

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