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Colour

#4AA4E1

  • #4AA4E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4AA4E1 is a blue with RGB values 74, 164, 225 and HSL 204°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4AA4E1#4AA4E1
HEX#4AA4E1
RGBrgb(74, 164, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6431, 0.8824
RGB percentages29%, 64.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(204.2, 71.6%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 67.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK67.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,891,873
CSS custom property--colour: #4AA4E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#B55B1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A5E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7396E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Sky blue · ΔE 23.8Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1874A
Analogous#4AE1D3, #4A59E1
Triadic#E14AA4, #A4E14A
Split complementary#E14A59, #E1D24A
Tetradic#D34AE1, #E1874A, #59E14A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FCFE
Lighter +30%#CDE6F7
Lighter +20%#A1D0F0
Lighter +10%#76BAE8
Darker −10%#238DD5
Darker −20%#1C70A9
Darker −30%#15537D
Darker −40%#0E3651
More saturated +25%#30A9FB
Less saturated −25%#649FC7

Channel breakdown

R74
G164
B225
Red74 (29%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue204.24°
Saturation (HSL)71.56%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G A4 · B E1

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