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Recognised as Colour

#4D8DEF

  • #4D8DEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D8DEF is a blue with RGB values 77, 141, 239 and HSL 216°, 84%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D8DEF#4D8DEF
HEX#4D8DEF
RGBrgb(77, 141, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.5529, 0.9373
RGB percentages30.2%, 55.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(216.3, 83.5%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 67.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK67.8%, 41%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,082,607
CSS custom property--colour: #4D8DEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#B27210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F96F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4587EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.1Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFAF4D
Analogous#4DDEEF, #5E4DEF
Triadic#EF4D8D, #8DEF4D
Split complementary#EF5E4D, #DEEF4D
Tetradic#EF4DDE, #EFAF4D, #4DEF5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9E7FC
Lighter +20%#ABC9F7
Lighter +10%#7CABF3
Darker −10%#1E6FEB
Darker −20%#1258C4
Darker −30%#0D4396
Darker −40%#092E67
More saturated +25%#3D8AFF
Less saturated −25%#6592D7

Channel breakdown

R77
G141
B239
Red77 (30.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue216.3°
Saturation (HSL)83.51%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 8D · B EF

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