Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#4AA5FF

  • #4AA5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4AA5FF is a blue with RGB values 74, 165, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4AA5FF#4AA5FF
HEX#4AA5FF
RGBrgb(74, 165, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.6471, 1
RGB percentages29%, 64.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(209.8, 100%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 71%, 100%)
CMYK71%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,892,159
CSS custom property--colour: #4AA5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#B55A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6299FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Light skyblue · ΔE 30.2Royal blue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA44A
Analogous#4AFFFE, #4A4BFF
Triadic#FF4AA5, #A5FF4A
Split complementary#FF4A4B, #FFFE4A
Tetradic#FE4AFF, #FFA44A, #4BFF4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F1FF
Lighter +20%#B0D8FF
Lighter +10%#7DBEFF
Darker −10%#178CFF
Darker −20%#0072E3
Darker −30%#0058B0
Darker −40%#003F7D
More saturated +25%#4AA5FF
Less saturated −25%#61A5E8

Channel breakdown

R74
G165
B255
Red74 (29%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue209.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G A5 · B FF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “4aa5ff” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.