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Colour

#4C85FF

  • #4C85FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4C85FF is a blue with RGB values 76, 133, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4C85FF#4C85FF
HEX#4C85FF
RGBrgb(76, 133, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.5216, 1
RGB percentages29.8%, 52.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.9, 100%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 70.2%, 100%)
CMYK70.2%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,015,039
CSS custom property--colour: #4C85FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B37A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4193FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0183FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC64C
Analogous#4CDFFF, #6C4CFF
Triadic#FF4C85, #85FF4C
Split complementary#FF6C4C, #DFFF4C
Tetradic#FF4CDF, #FFC64C, #4CFF6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EDFF
Lighter +20%#B2CBFF
Lighter +10%#7FA8FF
Darker −10%#1962FF
Darker −20%#0049E5
Darker −30%#0039B2
Darker −40%#00287F
More saturated +25%#4C85FF
Less saturated −25%#628DE9

Channel breakdown

R76
G133
B255
Red76 (29.8%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 85 · B FF

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