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Recognised as Colour

#4DA2E9

  • #4DA2E9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4DA2E9 is a blue with RGB values 77, 162, 233 and HSL 207°, 78%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4DA2E9#4DA2E9
HEX#4DA2E9
RGBrgb(77, 162, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.6353, 0.9137
RGB percentages30.2%, 63.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(207.3, 78%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 67%, 91.4%)
CMYK67%, 30.5%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,087,977
CSS custom property--colour: #4DA2E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#B25D16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A4ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D95E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Sky blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9944D
Analogous#4DE9E2, #4D54E9
Triadic#E94DA2, #A2E94D
Split complementary#E94D54, #E9E24D
Tetradic#E24DE9, #E9944D, #54E94D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5E9FA
Lighter +20%#A8D1F4
Lighter +10%#7ABAEF
Darker −10%#208AE3
Darker −20%#176FB9
Darker −30%#11548C
Darker −40%#0C395E
More saturated +25%#37A4FF
Less saturated −25%#66A0D0

Channel breakdown

R77
G162
B233
Red77 (30.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue207.31°
Saturation (HSL)78%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G A2 · B E9

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