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Colour

#4D8CD2

  • #4D8CD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D8CD2 is a blue with RGB values 77, 140, 210 and HSL 212°, 60%, 56%. 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

#4D8CD2#4D8CD2
HEX#4D8CD2
RGBrgb(77, 140, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.549, 0.8235
RGB percentages30.2%, 54.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(211.6, 59.6%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 63.3%, 82.4%)
CMYK63.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,082,322
CSS custom property--colour: #4D8CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 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#848484
Inverted#B2732D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E90D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C83D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 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 11.8Steel blue · ΔE 12.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2934D
Analogous#4DCFD2, #514DD2
Triadic#D24D8C, #8CD24D
Split complementary#D2504D, #CFD24D
Tetradic#D24DCF, #D2934D, #4DD251

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F5FB
Lighter +30%#C7DBF1
Lighter +20%#9EC1E7
Lighter +10%#76A6DC
Darker −10%#3072BC
Darker −20%#255A94
Darker −30%#1B416B
Darker −40%#112842
More saturated +25%#318BEE
Less saturated −25%#698DB6

Channel breakdown

R77
G140
B210
Red77 (30.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue211.58°
Saturation (HSL)59.64%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 8C · B D2

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