Colour

#4D86CE

#4D86CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D86CE is a blue with RGB values 77, 134, 206 and HSL 213°, 57%, 55%. 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

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HEX#4D86CE

RGBrgb(77, 134, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.5255, 0.8078

RGB percentages30.2%, 52.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(213.5, 56.8%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 62.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK62.6%, 35%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,080,782

CSS custom property--colour: #4D86CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#B27931

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#678BD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#557ECDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0096A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11 Steel blue · ΔE 13.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 31.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CE954D

Analogous#4DC6CE, #554DCE

Triadic#CE4D86, #86CE4D

Split complementary#CE554D, #C6CE4D

Tetradic#CE4DC6, #CE954D, #4DCE55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDF3FA

Lighter +30%#C5D8EF

Lighter +20%#9DBCE4

Lighter +10%#75A1D9

Darker −10%#326CB6

Darker −20%#27558E

Darker −30%#1C3D66

Darker −40%#11253E

More saturated +25%#3183EA

Less saturated −25%#6989B2

Channel breakdown

R77

G134

B206

Red77 (30.2%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue213.49°

Saturation (HSL)56.83%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 86 · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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