Colour

#4D8DD2

#4D8DD2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4D8DD2 is a blue with RGB values 77, 141, 210 and HSL 211°, 60%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D8DD2

RGBrgb(77, 141, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.5529, 0.8235

RGB percentages30.2%, 55.3%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(211.1, 59.6%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 63.3%, 82.4%)

CMYK63.3%, 32.9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,082,578

CSS custom property--colour: #4D8DD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#B2722D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F91D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D84D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#009DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2924D

Analogous#4DD0D2, #4F4DD2

Triadic#D24D8D, #8DD24D

Split complementary#D2504D, #CFD24D

Tetradic#D24DD0, #D2924D, #4DD250

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F5FB

Lighter +30%#C7DBF1

Lighter +20%#9EC1E7

Lighter +10%#76A7DC

Darker −10%#3073BC

Darker −20%#255A94

Darker −30%#1B416B

Darker −40%#112942

More saturated +25%#318CEE

Less saturated −25%#698EB6

Channel breakdown

R77

G141

B210

Red77 (30.2%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue211.13°

Saturation (HSL)59.64%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 8D · B D2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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