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Recognised as Colour

#4AA0DF

  • #4AA0DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4AA0DF is a blue with RGB values 74, 160, 223 and HSL 205°, 70%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4AA0DF#4AA0DF
HEX#4AA0DF
RGBrgb(74, 160, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6275, 0.8745
RGB percentages29%, 62.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(205.4, 70%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.4, 66.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK66.8%, 28.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,890,847
CSS custom property--colour: #4AA0DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#B55F20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84A1E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F93DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 15Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Sky blue · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF894A
Analogous#4ADFD3, #4A56DF
Triadic#DF4AA0, #A0DF4A
Split complementary#DF4A56, #DFD34A
Tetradic#D34ADF, #DF894A, #56DF4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FBFE
Lighter +30%#CCE4F6
Lighter +20%#A1CDEE
Lighter +10%#75B7E7
Darker −10%#2588D1
Darker −20%#1D6CA6
Darker −30%#16507A
Darker −40%#0E344F
More saturated +25%#2FA4FA
Less saturated −25%#659CC4

Channel breakdown

R74
G160
B223
Red74 (29%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue205.37°
Saturation (HSL)69.95%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G A0 · B DF

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