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Recognised as Colour

#4D86E6

  • #4D86E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D86E6 is a blue with RGB values 77, 134, 230 and HSL 218°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D86E6#4D86E6
HEX#4D86E6
RGBrgb(77, 134, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.5255, 0.902
RGB percentages30.2%, 52.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(217.6, 75.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 66.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK66.5%, 41.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,080,806
CSS custom property--colour: #4D86E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#B27919

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#598FEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4081E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009CABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6AD4D
Analogous#4DD3E6, #604DE6
Triadic#E64D86, #86E64D
Split complementary#E6604D, #D3E64D
Tetradic#E64DD3, #E6AD4D, #4DE660

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3E1F9
Lighter +20%#A6C3F3
Lighter +10%#7AA4EC
Darker −10%#2068E0
Darker −20%#1953B4
Darker −30%#133E87
Darker −40%#0D2A5A
More saturated +25%#3480FF
Less saturated −25%#668CCD

Channel breakdown

R77
G134
B230
Red77 (30.2%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue217.65°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 86 · B E6

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