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Colour

#4B9FFF

  • #4B9FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4B9FFF is a blue with RGB values 75, 159, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4B9FFF#4B9FFF
HEX#4B9FFF
RGBrgb(75, 159, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.6235, 1
RGB percentages29.4%, 62.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(212, 100%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 70.6%, 100%)
CMYK70.6%, 37.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,956,159
CSS custom property--colour: #4B9FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#B46000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5795FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAB4B
Analogous#4BF9FF, #514BFF
Triadic#FF4B9F, #9FFF4B
Split complementary#FF514B, #F9FF4B
Tetradic#FF4BF9, #FFAB4B, #4BFF51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F1FF
Lighter +20%#B1D5FF
Lighter +10%#7EBAFF
Darker −10%#1884FF
Darker −20%#006AE4
Darker −30%#0053B1
Darker −40%#003B7E
More saturated +25%#4B9FFF
Less saturated −25%#61A1E9

Channel breakdown

R75
G159
B255
Red75 (29.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 9F · B FF

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