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Colour

#4D9BE6

  • #4D9BE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4D9BE6 is a blue with RGB values 77, 155, 230 and HSL 209°, 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

#4D9BE6#4D9BE6
HEX#4D9BE6
RGBrgb(77, 155, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.6078, 0.902
RGB percentages30.2%, 60.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(209.4, 75.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 66.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK66.5%, 32.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,086,182
CSS custom property--colour: #4D9BE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#B26419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A9FE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6590E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 26.1Sky blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6984D
Analogous#4DE6E4, #4D4FE6
Triadic#E64D9B, #9BE64D
Split complementary#E64D4F, #E6E44D
Tetradic#E44DE6, #E6984D, #4FE64D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3E6F9
Lighter +20%#A6CDF3
Lighter +10%#7AB4EC
Darker −10%#2082E0
Darker −20%#1968B4
Darker −30%#134E87
Darker −40%#0D345A
More saturated +25%#349BFF
Less saturated −25%#669BCD

Channel breakdown

R77
G155
B230
Red77 (30.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue209.41°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 9B · B E6

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