Colour

#4A94FF

#4A94FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4A94FF is a blue with RGB values 74, 148, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4A94FF#4A94FF

HEX#4A94FF

RGBrgb(74, 148, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.5804, 1

RGB percentages29%, 58%, 100%

HSLhsl(215.5, 100%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 71%, 100%)

CMYK71%, 42%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,887,807

CSS custom property--colour: #4A94FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#B56B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#609EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#408DFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00ADBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9 Royal blue · ΔE 20.7 Medium purple · ΔE 27.7 Slate blue · ΔE 29.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.46, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFB54A

Analogous#4AEFFF, #5A4AFF

Triadic#FF4A94, #94FF4A

Split complementary#FF5B4A, #EFFF4A

Tetradic#FF4AEF, #FFB54A, #4AFF5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3EEFF

Lighter +20%#B0D0FF

Lighter +10%#7DB2FF

Darker −10%#1776FF

Darker −20%#005DE3

Darker −30%#0048B0

Darker −40%#00337D

More saturated +25%#4A94FF

Less saturated −25%#6198E8

Channel breakdown

R74

G148

B255

Red74 (29%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue215.47°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 94 · B FF

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