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Recognised as Colour

#4D94DB

  • #4D94DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D94DB is a blue with RGB values 77, 148, 219 and HSL 210°, 66%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D94DB#4D94DB
HEX#4D94DB
RGBrgb(77, 148, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.5804, 0.8588
RGB percentages30.2%, 58%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(210, 66.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 64.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK64.8%, 32.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,084,379
CSS custom property--colour: #4D94DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#B26B24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7597DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#618ADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB944D
Analogous#4DDBDB, #4D4DDB
Triadic#DB4D94, #94DB4D
Split complementary#DB4D4D, #DBDB4D
Tetradic#DB4DDB, #DB944D, #4DDB4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FAFD
Lighter +30%#CCE1F5
Lighter +20%#A2C7EC
Lighter +10%#77ADE4
Darker −10%#297ACC
Darker −20%#2161A1
Darker −30%#184777
Darker −40%#0F2E4D
More saturated +25%#3294F6
Less saturated −25%#6894C0

Channel breakdown

R77
G148
B219
Red77 (30.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)66.36%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 94 · B DB

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