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Colour

#4D99E6

  • #4D99E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D99E6 is a blue with RGB values 77, 153, 230 and HSL 210°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D99E6#4D99E6
HEX#4D99E6
RGBrgb(77, 153, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.6, 0.902
RGB percentages30.2%, 60%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(210.2, 75.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.2, 66.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK66.5%, 33.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,085,670
CSS custom property--colour: #4D99E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#B26619

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779DE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#628EE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5Sky blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E69A4D
Analogous#4DE5E6, #4E4DE6
Triadic#E64D99, #99E64D
Split complementary#E64D4D, #E6E64D
Tetradic#E64DE5, #E69A4D, #4DE64D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3E6F9
Lighter +20%#A6CCF3
Lighter +10%#7AB3EC
Darker −10%#207FE0
Darker −20%#1966B4
Darker −30%#134D87
Darker −40%#0D335A
More saturated +25%#3499FF
Less saturated −25%#6699CD

Channel breakdown

R77
G153
B230
Red77 (30.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue210.2°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 99 · B E6

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