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Recognised as Colour

#4C8AE6

  • #4C8AE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4C8AE6 is a blue with RGB values 76, 138, 230 and HSL 216°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4C8AE6#4C8AE6
HEX#4C8AE6
RGBrgb(76, 138, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.5412, 0.902
RGB percentages29.8%, 54.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(215.8, 75.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 67%, 90.2%)
CMYK67%, 40%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,016,294
CSS custom property--colour: #4C8AE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#B37519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6092EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4883E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 11Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6A84C
Analogous#4CD7E6, #5B4CE6
Triadic#E64C8A, #8AE64C
Split complementary#E65B4C, #D7E64C
Tetradic#E64CD7, #E6A84C, #4CE65B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2E2F9
Lighter +20%#A6C5F3
Lighter +10%#79A7EC
Darker −10%#1F6DE0
Darker −20%#1957B3
Darker −30%#134186
Darker −40%#0C2C5A
More saturated +25%#3385FF
Less saturated −25%#658FCD

Channel breakdown

R76
G138
B230
Red76 (29.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue215.84°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 8A · B E6

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