Colour

#4A90FD

#4A90FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4A90FD is a blue with RGB values 74, 144, 253 and HSL 217°, 98%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A90FD

RGBrgb(74, 144, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5647, 0.9922

RGB percentages29%, 56.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(216.5, 97.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 70.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK70.8%, 43.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,886,781

CSS custom property--colour: #4A90FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#B56F02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A9AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#398AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00A9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2 Royal blue · ΔE 18.5 Medium purple · ΔE 26.3 Slate blue · ΔE 27.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.45, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FDB74A

Analogous#4AEAFD, #5D4AFD

Triadic#FD4A90, #90FD4A

Split complementary#FD5E4A, #EAFD4A

Tetradic#FD4AEA, #FDB74A, #4AFD5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1EDFF

Lighter +20%#AFCEFE

Lighter +10%#7CAFFE

Darker −10%#1871FC

Darker −20%#0259DF

Darker −30%#0244AC

Darker −40%#01307A

More saturated +25%#4890FF

Less saturated −25%#6195E6

Channel breakdown

R74

G144

B253

Red74 (29%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue216.54°

Saturation (HSL)97.81%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 90 · B FD

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