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Recognised as Colour

#4DB2EB

  • #4DB2EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4DB2EB is a blue with RGB values 77, 178, 235 and HSL 202°, 80%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4DB2EB#4DB2EB
HEX#4DB2EB
RGBrgb(77, 178, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.698, 0.9216
RGB percentages30.2%, 69.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(201.6, 79.8%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 67.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK67.2%, 24.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,092,075
CSS custom property--colour: #4DB2EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#B24D14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A2EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 8.8Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Sky blue · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB864D
Analogous#4DEBD5, #4D63EB
Triadic#EB4DB2, #B2EB4D
Split complementary#EB4D63, #EBD54D
Tetradic#D54DEB, #EB864D, #63EB4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7EEFA
Lighter +20%#A9DAF5
Lighter +10%#7BC6F0
Darker −10%#1F9EE6
Darker −20%#1580BD
Darker −30%#10618F
Darker −40%#0B4261
More saturated +25%#39B8FF
Less saturated −25%#66ABD2

Channel breakdown

R77
G178
B235
Red77 (30.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue201.65°
Saturation (HSL)79.8%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G B2 · B EB

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