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Colour

#4C9BE5

  • #4C9BE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4C9BE5 is a blue with RGB values 76, 155, 229 and HSL 209°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4C9BE5#4C9BE5
HEX#4C9BE5
RGBrgb(76, 155, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.6078, 0.898
RGB percentages29.8%, 60.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(209, 74.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 66.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK66.8%, 32.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,020,645
CSS custom property--colour: #4C9BE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#B3641A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A9EE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6590E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Steel blue · ΔE 16Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7Sky blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5964C
Analogous#4CE5E2, #4C4FE5
Triadic#E54C9B, #9BE54C
Split complementary#E54C4E, #E5E24C
Tetradic#E34CE5, #E5964C, #4FE54C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2E6F8
Lighter +20%#A5CDF2
Lighter +10%#79B4EB
Darker −10%#2082DE
Darker −20%#1A68B1
Darker −30%#134E85
Darker −40%#0D3458
More saturated +25%#329CFF
Less saturated −25%#669ACB

Channel breakdown

R76
G155
B229
Red76 (29.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue209.02°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 9B · B E5

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