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Colour

#4CAAFF

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

#4CAAFF is a blue with RGB values 76, 170, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4CAAFF#4CAAFF
HEX#4CAAFF
RGBrgb(76, 170, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.6667, 1
RGB percentages29.8%, 66.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(208.5, 100%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.5, 70.2%, 100%)
CMYK70.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,024,511
CSS custom property--colour: #4CAAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#B35500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A9DFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 19Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7Sky blue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA14C
Analogous#4CFFFB, #4C50FF
Triadic#FF4CAA, #AAFF4C
Split complementary#FF4C50, #FFFB4C
Tetradic#FB4CFF, #FFA14C, #51FF4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F3FF
Lighter +20%#B2DAFF
Lighter +10%#7FC2FF
Darker −10%#1992FF
Darker −20%#0078E5
Darker −30%#005DB2
Darker −40%#00437F
More saturated +25%#4CAAFF
Less saturated −25%#62A9E9

Channel breakdown

R76
G170
B255
Red76 (29.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue208.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G AA · B FF

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