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Recognised as Colour

#4AB4FF

  • #4AB4FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4AB4FF is a blue with RGB values 74, 180, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4AB4FF#4AB4FF
HEX#4AB4FF
RGBrgb(74, 180, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.7059, 1
RGB percentages29%, 70.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.9, 100%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 71%, 100%)
CMYK71%, 29.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,895,999
CSS custom property--colour: #4AB4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#B54B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Sky blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF954A
Analogous#4AFFF0, #4A59FF
Triadic#FF4AB4, #B4FF4A
Split complementary#FF4A5A, #FFF04A
Tetradic#F04AFF, #FF954A, #5AFF4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F3FF
Lighter +20%#B0DEFF
Lighter +10%#7DC9FF
Darker −10%#179FFF
Darker −20%#0085E3
Darker −30%#0067B0
Darker −40%#00497D
More saturated +25%#4AB4FF
Less saturated −25%#61B0E8

Channel breakdown

R74
G180
B255
Red74 (29%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G B4 · B FF

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