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Colour

#4C8EFF

  • #4C8EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4C8EFF is a blue with RGB values 76, 142, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4C8EFF#4C8EFF
HEX#4C8EFF
RGBrgb(76, 142, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.5569, 1
RGB percentages29.8%, 55.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.9, 100%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 70.2%, 100%)
CMYK70.2%, 44.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,017,343
CSS custom property--colour: #4C8EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#B37100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5599FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3289FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBD4C
Analogous#4CE8FF, #634CFF
Triadic#FF4C8E, #8EFF4C
Split complementary#FF634C, #E8FF4C
Tetradic#FF4CE8, #FFBD4C, #4CFF63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EFFF
Lighter +20%#B2CEFF
Lighter +10%#7FAEFF
Darker −10%#196EFF
Darker −20%#0054E5
Darker −30%#0042B2
Darker −40%#002F7F
More saturated +25%#4C8EFF
Less saturated −25%#6294E9

Channel breakdown

R76
G142
B255
Red76 (29.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 8E · B FF

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