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Recognised as Colour

#4C8AE9

  • #4C8AE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4C8AE9 is a blue with RGB values 76, 138, 233 and HSL 216°, 78%, 61%. 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

#4C8AE9#4C8AE9
HEX#4C8AE9
RGBrgb(76, 138, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.5412, 0.9137
RGB percentages29.8%, 54.1%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(216.3, 78.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 67.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK67.4%, 40.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,016,297
CSS custom property--colour: #4C8AE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#B37516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E92EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4584E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9AB4C
Analogous#4CD8E9, #5C4CE9
Triadic#E94C8A, #8AE94C
Split complementary#E95C4C, #D9E94C
Tetradic#E94CD9, #E9AB4C, #4CE95D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4E3FA
Lighter +20%#A7C5F4
Lighter +10%#79A8EF
Darker −10%#1F6CE3
Darker −20%#1757B8
Darker −30%#11418B
Darker −40%#0B2C5E
More saturated +25%#3685FF
Less saturated −25%#658FD0

Channel breakdown

R76
G138
B233
Red76 (29.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue216.31°
Saturation (HSL)78.11%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 8A · B E9

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