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Recognised as Colour

#4DA0CF

  • #4DA0CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4DA0CF is a blue with RGB values 77, 160, 207 and HSL 202°, 58%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4DA0CF#4DA0CF
HEX#4DA0CF
RGBrgb(77, 160, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.6275, 0.8118
RGB percentages30.2%, 62.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(201.7, 57.5%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 62.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK62.8%, 22.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,087,439
CSS custom property--colour: #4DA0CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#B25F30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7892CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3Sky blue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF7C4D
Analogous#4DCFBD, #4D5FCF
Triadic#CF4DA0, #A0CF4D
Split complementary#CF4D5F, #CFBD4D
Tetradic#BD4DCF, #CF7C4D, #5FCF4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF6FA
Lighter +30%#C6E0EF
Lighter +20%#9DCBE5
Lighter +10%#75B5DA
Darker −10%#3187B8
Darker −20%#27698F
Darker −30%#1C4C67
Darker −40%#112E3F
More saturated +25%#31A8EB
Less saturated −25%#6998B3

Channel breakdown

R77
G160
B207
Red77 (30.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue201.69°
Saturation (HSL)57.52%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G A0 · B CF

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