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Recognised as Colour

#4D9EDF

  • #4D9EDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4D9EDF is a blue with RGB values 77, 158, 223 and HSL 207°, 70%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4D9EDF#4D9EDF
HEX#4D9EDF
RGBrgb(77, 158, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.6196, 0.8745
RGB percentages30.2%, 62%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(206.7, 69.5%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 65.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK65.5%, 29.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,086,943
CSS custom property--colour: #4D9EDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#B26120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A0E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D92DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Sky blue · ΔE 27.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF8E4D
Analogous#4DDFD7, #4D55DF
Triadic#DF4D9E, #9EDF4D
Split complementary#DF4D55, #DFD74D
Tetradic#D74DDF, #DF8E4D, #55DF4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFE
Lighter +30%#CFE5F6
Lighter +20%#A3CDEF
Lighter +10%#78B6E7
Darker −10%#2686D3
Darker −20%#1E6BA8
Darker −30%#164F7D
Darker −40%#0F3451
More saturated +25%#33A1F9
Less saturated −25%#679BC5

Channel breakdown

R77
G158
B223
Red77 (30.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue206.71°
Saturation (HSL)69.52%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 9E · B DF

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