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Recognised as Colour

#4BBAFA

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

#4BBAFA is a blue with RGB values 75, 186, 250 and HSL 202°, 95%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4BBAFA#4BBAFA
HEX#4BBAFA
RGBrgb(75, 186, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.7294, 0.9804
RGB percentages29.4%, 72.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(201.9, 94.6%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 70%, 98%)
CMYK70%, 25.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,963,066
CSS custom property--colour: #4BBAFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#B44505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CBAFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A9F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 6.5Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 6.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA8B4B
Analogous#4BFAE3, #4B62FA
Triadic#FA4BBA, #BAFA4B
Split complementary#FA4B62, #FAE34B
Tetradic#E34BFA, #FA8B4B, #62FA4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0F3FE
Lighter +20%#AEE0FD
Lighter +10%#7DCDFB
Darker −10%#19A7F9
Darker −20%#068CD9
Darker −30%#056CA7
Darker −40%#034C76
More saturated +25%#46BBFF
Less saturated −25%#62B4E3

Channel breakdown

R75
G186
B250
Red75 (29.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue201.94°
Saturation (HSL)94.59%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G BA · B FA

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