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Recognised as Colour

#4D93D9

  • #4D93D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D93D9 is a blue with RGB values 77, 147, 217 and HSL 210°, 65%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D93D9#4D93D9
HEX#4D93D9
RGBrgb(77, 147, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.5765, 0.851
RGB percentages30.2%, 57.6%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(210, 64.8%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 64.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK64.5%, 32.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,084,121
CSS custom property--colour: #4D93D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#B26C26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7496DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6189D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9934D
Analogous#4DD9D9, #4D4DD9
Triadic#D94D93, #93D94D
Split complementary#D94D4D, #D9D94D
Tetradic#D94DD9, #D9934D, #4DD94D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F9FD
Lighter +30%#CBE0F4
Lighter +20%#A1C6EB
Lighter +10%#77ACE2
Darker −10%#2B79C8
Darker −20%#22609E
Darker −30%#194674
Darker −40%#102D4A
More saturated +25%#3293F4
Less saturated −25%#6893BE

Channel breakdown

R77
G147
B217
Red77 (30.2%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)64.81%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 93 · B D9

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