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Recognised as Colour

#4D8EF0

  • #4D8EF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D8EF0 is a blue with RGB values 77, 142, 240 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

#4D8EF0#4D8EF0
HEX#4D8EF0
RGBrgb(77, 142, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.5569, 0.9412
RGB percentages30.2%, 55.7%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(216.1, 84.5%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 67.9%, 94.1%)
CMYK67.9%, 40.8%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,082,864
CSS custom property--colour: #4D8EF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#B2710F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6097F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4687EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 8Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0AF4D
Analogous#4DE0F0, #5D4DF0
Triadic#F04D8E, #8EF04D
Split complementary#F05D4D, #E0F04D
Tetradic#F04DE0, #F0AF4D, #4DF05D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAE8FC
Lighter +20%#ABCAF8
Lighter +10%#7CACF4
Darker −10%#1E70EC
Darker −20%#1159C6
Darker −30%#0D4497
Darker −40%#092F68
More saturated +25%#3E8BFF
Less saturated −25%#6593D8

Channel breakdown

R77
G142
B240
Red77 (30.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue216.07°
Saturation (HSL)84.46%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 8E · B F0

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