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Recognised as Colour

#4D88E6

  • #4D88E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D88E6 is a blue with RGB values 77, 136, 230 and HSL 217°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D88E6#4D88E6
HEX#4D88E6
RGBrgb(77, 136, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.5333, 0.902
RGB percentages30.2%, 53.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(216.9, 75.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 66.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK66.5%, 40.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,081,318
CSS custom property--colour: #4D88E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B27719

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D90EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4582E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009EACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.3Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6AB4D
Analogous#4DD4E6, #5F4DE6
Triadic#E64D88, #88E64D
Split complementary#E65F4D, #D4E64D
Tetradic#E64DD4, #E6AB4D, #4DE65E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3E2F9
Lighter +20%#A6C4F3
Lighter +10%#7AA6EC
Darker −10%#206AE0
Darker −20%#1955B4
Darker −30%#134087
Darker −40%#0D2B5A
More saturated +25%#3482FF
Less saturated −25%#668ECD

Channel breakdown

R77
G136
B230
Red77 (30.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue216.86°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 88 · B E6

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