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Recognised as Colour

#4DA4FF

  • #4DA4FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4DA4FF is a blue with RGB values 77, 164, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4DA4FF#4DA4FF
HEX#4DA4FF
RGBrgb(77, 164, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.6431, 1
RGB percentages30.2%, 64.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.7, 100%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 69.8%, 100%)
CMYK69.8%, 35.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,088,511
CSS custom property--colour: #4DA4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#B25B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6199FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 31Royal blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA84D
Analogous#4DFDFF, #4F4DFF
Triadic#FF4DA4, #A4FF4D
Split complementary#FF4F4D, #FDFF4D
Tetradic#FF4DFD, #FFA84D, #4DFF4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F2FF
Lighter +20%#B3D8FF
Lighter +10%#80BEFF
Darker −10%#1A8AFF
Darker −20%#0070E6
Darker −30%#0057B3
Darker −40%#003F80
More saturated +25%#4DA4FF
Less saturated −25%#63A5E9

Channel breakdown

R77
G164
B255
Red77 (30.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G A4 · B FF

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