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Recognised as Colour

#4D74CE

  • #4D74CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D74CE is a blue with RGB values 77, 116, 206 and HSL 222°, 57%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D74CE#4D74CE
HEX#4D74CE
RGBrgb(77, 116, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.4549, 0.8078
RGB percentages30.2%, 45.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(221.9, 56.8%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 62.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK62.6%, 43.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,076,174
CSS custom property--colour: #4D74CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B28B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A7ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3672CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA74D
Analogous#4DB4CE, #674DCE
Triadic#CE4D74, #74CE4D
Split complementary#CE674D, #B4CE4D
Tetradic#CE4DB4, #CEA74D, #4DCE67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF1FA
Lighter +30%#C5D2EF
Lighter +20%#9DB2E4
Lighter +10%#7593D9
Darker −10%#325AB6
Darker −20%#27468E
Darker −30%#1C3266
Darker −40%#111F3E
More saturated +25%#3169EA
Less saturated −25%#697FB2

Channel breakdown

R77
G116
B206
Red77 (30.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue221.86°
Saturation (HSL)56.83%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 74 · B CE

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