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Recognised as Colour

#4CA6FF

  • #4CA6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4CA6FF is a blue with RGB values 76, 166, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4CA6FF#4CA6FF
HEX#4CA6FF
RGBrgb(76, 166, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.651, 1
RGB percentages29.8%, 65.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(209.8, 100%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 70.2%, 100%)
CMYK70.2%, 34.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,023,487
CSS custom property--colour: #4CA6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#B35900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#649AFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5Royal blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA54C
Analogous#4CFFFF, #4C4CFF
Triadic#FF4CA6, #A6FF4C
Split complementary#FF4C4C, #FFFF4C
Tetradic#FF4CFF, #FFA54C, #4CFF4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F2FF
Lighter +20%#B2D9FF
Lighter +10%#7FBFFF
Darker −10%#198DFF
Darker −20%#0073E5
Darker −30%#0059B2
Darker −40%#00407F
More saturated +25%#4CA6FF
Less saturated −25%#62A6E9

Channel breakdown

R76
G166
B255
Red76 (29.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue209.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G A6 · B FF

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