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Recognised as Colour

#4DAAE0

  • #4DAAE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4DAAE0 is a blue with RGB values 77, 170, 224 and HSL 202°, 70%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4DAAE0#4DAAE0
HEX#4DAAE0
RGBrgb(77, 170, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.6667, 0.8784
RGB percentages30.2%, 66.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(202, 70.3%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 65.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK65.6%, 24.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,090,016
CSS custom property--colour: #4DAAE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#B2551F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A9E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.6Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0834D
Analogous#4DE0CD, #4D61E0
Triadic#E04DAA, #AAE04D
Split complementary#E04D61, #E0CC4D
Tetradic#CD4DE0, #E0834D, #61E04D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFE
Lighter +30%#CFE8F7
Lighter +20%#A4D3EF
Lighter +10%#78BFE8
Darker −10%#2594D5
Darker −20%#1E76A9
Darker −30%#16587E
Darker −40%#0E3A53
More saturated +25%#33B1FA
Less saturated −25%#67A3C6

Channel breakdown

R77
G170
B224
Red77 (30.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue202.04°
Saturation (HSL)70.33%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G AA · B E0

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