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Colour

#4D9AE6

  • #4D9AE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D9AE6 is a blue with RGB values 77, 154, 230 and HSL 210°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4D9AE6#4D9AE6
HEX#4D9AE6
RGBrgb(77, 154, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.6039, 0.902
RGB percentages30.2%, 60.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(209.8, 75.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 66.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK66.5%, 33%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,085,926
CSS custom property--colour: #4D9AE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#B26519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#789EE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#638FE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8Sky blue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6994D
Analogous#4DE6E5, #4D4EE6
Triadic#E64D9A, #9AE64D
Split complementary#E64D4E, #E6E64D
Tetradic#E54DE6, #E6994D, #4DE64D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3E6F9
Lighter +20%#A6CDF3
Lighter +10%#7AB3EC
Darker −10%#2081E0
Darker −20%#1967B4
Darker −30%#134D87
Darker −40%#0D345A
More saturated +25%#349AFF
Less saturated −25%#669ACD

Channel breakdown

R77
G154
B230
Red77 (30.2%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue209.8°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 9A · B E6

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