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Recognised as Colour

#4C9FF8

  • #4C9FF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4C9FF8 is a blue with RGB values 76, 159, 248 and HSL 211°, 92%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4C9FF8#4C9FF8
HEX#4C9FF8
RGBrgb(76, 159, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.6235, 0.9725
RGB percentages29.8%, 62.4%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(211, 92.5%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211, 69.4%, 97.3%)
CMYK69.4%, 35.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,021,688
CSS custom property--colour: #4C9FF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#B36007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A5FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E94F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 31.2Royal blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8A54C
Analogous#4CF5F8, #4F4CF8
Triadic#F84C9F, #9FF84C
Split complementary#F84F4C, #F5F84C
Tetradic#F84CF5, #F8A54C, #4CF84F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFEEFE
Lighter +20%#AED4FC
Lighter +10%#7DB9FA
Darker −10%#1B85F6
Darker −20%#086BD6
Darker −30%#0653A5
Darker −40%#053A73
More saturated +25%#459FFF
Less saturated −25%#63A0E1

Channel breakdown

R76
G159
B248
Red76 (29.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue211.05°
Saturation (HSL)92.47%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 9F · B F8

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