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Colour

#4CAAEA

  • #4CAAEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4CAAEA is a blue with RGB values 76, 170, 234 and HSL 204°, 79%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4CAAEA#4CAAEA
HEX#4CAAEA
RGBrgb(76, 170, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.6667, 0.9176
RGB percentages29.8%, 66.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(204.3, 79%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.3, 67.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK67.5%, 27.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,024,490
CSS custom property--colour: #4CAAEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#B35515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DABEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#779BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Sky blue · ΔE 23.8Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA8C4C
Analogous#4CEADB, #4C5BEA
Triadic#EA4CAA, #AAEA4C
Split complementary#EA4C5B, #EADB4C
Tetradic#DB4CEA, #EA8C4C, #5BEA4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5EBFA
Lighter +20%#A7D5F5
Lighter +10%#7AC0EF
Darker −10%#1E94E5
Darker −20%#1678BA
Darker −30%#105A8D
Darker −40%#0B3D5F
More saturated +25%#37AEFF
Less saturated −25%#65A5D1

Channel breakdown

R76
G170
B234
Red76 (29.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue204.3°
Saturation (HSL)79%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G AA · B EA

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