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Colour

#4A9BCD

  • #4A9BCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4A9BCD is a blue with RGB values 74, 155, 205 and HSL 203°, 57%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4A9BCD#4A9BCD
HEX#4A9BCD
RGBrgb(74, 155, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6078, 0.8039
RGB percentages29%, 60.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(202.9, 56.7%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 63.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK63.9%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,889,549
CSS custom property--colour: #4A9BCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#B56432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849BCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#728ECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Sky blue · ΔE 22.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD7C4A
Analogous#4ACDBD, #4A5ACD
Triadic#CD4A9B, #9BCD4A
Split complementary#CD4A5A, #CDBD4A
Tetradic#BD4ACD, #CD7C4A, #5ACD4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF3F9
Lighter +30%#C2DDEE
Lighter +20%#9AC7E3
Lighter +10%#72B1D8
Darker −10%#3181B3
Darker −20%#26648B
Darker −30%#1B4763
Darker −40%#102B3B
More saturated +25%#2DA2EA
Less saturated −25%#6794B0

Channel breakdown

R74
G155
B205
Red74 (29%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue202.9°
Saturation (HSL)56.71%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 9B · B CD

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