Colour

#4D86D5

#4D86D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D86D5 is a blue with RGB values 77, 134, 213 and HSL 215°, 62%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D86D5

RGBrgb(77, 134, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.5255, 0.8353

RGB percentages30.2%, 52.5%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(214.9, 61.8%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 63.8%, 83.5%)

CMYK63.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,080,789

CSS custom property--colour: #4D86D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#B2792A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#638CD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#507FD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0098A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.9 Steel blue · ΔE 17.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.1 Royal blue · ΔE 28.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4 Medium purple · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D59C4D

Analogous#4DCAD5, #584DD5

Triadic#D54D86, #86D54D

Split complementary#D5584D, #CAD54D

Tetradic#D54DCA, #D59C4D, #4DD558

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F6FC

Lighter +30%#C9DAF2

Lighter +20%#A0BEE8

Lighter +10%#76A2DF

Darker −10%#2E6CC1

Darker −20%#245598

Darker −30%#1A3E6F

Darker −40%#102746

More saturated +25%#3182F1

Less saturated −25%#688ABA

Channel breakdown

R77

G134

B213

Red77 (30.2%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue214.85°

Saturation (HSL)61.82%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 86 · B D5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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