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Colour

#4A9CFF

  • #4A9CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4A9CFF is a blue with RGB values 74, 156, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4A9CFF#4A9CFF
HEX#4A9CFF
RGBrgb(74, 156, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6118, 1
RGB percentages29%, 61.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.8, 100%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 71%, 100%)
CMYK71%, 38.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,889,855
CSS custom property--colour: #4A9CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#B56300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5193FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Steel blue · ΔE 28.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAD4A
Analogous#4AF7FF, #524AFF
Triadic#FF4A9C, #9CFF4A
Split complementary#FF524A, #F7FF4A
Tetradic#FF4AF7, #FFAD4A, #4AFF52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F0FF
Lighter +20%#B0D4FF
Lighter +10%#7DB8FF
Darker −10%#1780FF
Darker −20%#0067E3
Darker −30%#0050B0
Darker −40%#00397D
More saturated +25%#4A9CFF
Less saturated −25%#619EE8

Channel breakdown

R74
G156
B255
Red74 (29%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 9C · B FF

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