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Recognised as Colour

#4D82DD

  • #4D82DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D82DD is a blue with RGB values 77, 130, 221 and HSL 218°, 68%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D82DD#4D82DD
HEX#4D82DD
RGBrgb(77, 130, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.5098, 0.8667
RGB percentages30.2%, 51%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(217.9, 67.9%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 65.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK65.2%, 41.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,079,773
CSS custom property--colour: #4D82DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#B27D22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#588AE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#427DDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDA84D
Analogous#4DCADD, #604DDD
Triadic#DD4D82, #82DD4D
Split complementary#DD604D, #CADD4D
Tetradic#DD4DCA, #DDA84D, #4DDD60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FAFE
Lighter +30%#CDDCF6
Lighter +20%#A3BEED
Lighter +10%#78A0E5
Darker −10%#2865CF
Darker −20%#1F50A5
Darker −30%#173C7A
Darker −40%#0F274F
More saturated +25%#337BF8
Less saturated −25%#6889C3

Channel breakdown

R77
G130
B221
Red77 (30.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue217.92°
Saturation (HSL)67.92%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 82 · B DD

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