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Colour

#4D88E8

  • #4D88E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D88E8 is a blue with RGB values 77, 136, 232 and HSL 217°, 77%, 61%. 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

#4D88E8#4D88E8
HEX#4D88E8
RGBrgb(77, 136, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.5333, 0.9098
RGB percentages30.2%, 53.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(217.2, 77.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 66.8%, 91%)
CMYK66.8%, 41.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,081,320
CSS custom property--colour: #4D88E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B27717

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B91ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4282E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009EADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8AD4D
Analogous#4DD6E8, #5F4DE8
Triadic#E84D88, #88E84D
Split complementary#E85F4D, #D6E84D
Tetradic#E84DD6, #E8AD4D, #4DE85F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4E3FA
Lighter +20%#A7C4F4
Lighter +10%#7AA6EE
Darker −10%#206AE2
Darker −20%#1854B7
Darker −30%#12408A
Darker −40%#0C2B5D
More saturated +25%#3683FF
Less saturated −25%#668ECF

Channel breakdown

R77
G136
B232
Red77 (30.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue217.16°
Saturation (HSL)77.11%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 88 · B E8

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