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Recognised as Colour

#4B94CB

  • #4B94CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4B94CB is a blue with RGB values 75, 148, 203 and HSL 206°, 55%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4B94CB#4B94CB
HEX#4B94CB
RGBrgb(75, 148, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.5804, 0.7961
RGB percentages29.4%, 58%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(205.8, 55.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 63.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK63.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,953,291
CSS custom property--colour: #4B94CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#B46B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C95CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A88CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB824B
Analogous#4BCBC2, #4B54CB
Triadic#CB4B94, #94CB4B
Split complementary#CB4B54, #CBC24B
Tetradic#C24BCB, #CB824B, #54CB4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F2F9
Lighter +30%#C2DBED
Lighter +20%#9AC3E2
Lighter +10%#73ACD6
Darker −10%#337AB0
Darker −20%#275F89
Darker −30%#1C4361
Darker −40%#112839
More saturated +25%#2E98E8
Less saturated −25%#6890AE

Channel breakdown

R75
G148
B203
Red75 (29.4%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue205.78°
Saturation (HSL)55.17%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 94 · B CB

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