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Recognised as Colour

#4A94C2

  • #4A94C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4A94C2 is a blue with RGB values 74, 148, 194 and HSL 203°, 50%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4A94C2#4A94C2
HEX#4A94C2
RGBrgb(74, 148, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5804, 0.7608
RGB percentages29%, 58%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(203, 49.6%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 61.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK61.9%, 23.7%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,887,746
CSS custom property--colour: #4A94C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#B56B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F94C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E87C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 22Sky blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2784A
Analogous#4AC2B4, #4A58C2
Triadic#C24A94, #94C24A
Split complementary#C24A58, #C2B44A
Tetradic#B44AC2, #C2784A, #58C24A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3EEF5
Lighter +30%#BCD8E9
Lighter +20%#96C1DC
Lighter +10%#70ABCF
Darker −10%#3779A2
Darker −20%#2A5D7C
Darker −30%#1D4056
Darker −40%#102430
More saturated +25%#2C9BE0
Less saturated −25%#688DA4

Channel breakdown

R74
G148
B194
Red74 (29%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue203°
Saturation (HSL)49.59%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 94 · B C2

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