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Recognised as Colour

#4F94B9

  • #4F94B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4F94B9 is a blue with RGB values 79, 148, 185 and HSL 201°, 43%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4F94B9#4F94B9
HEX#4F94B9
RGBrgb(79, 148, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.5804, 0.7255
RGB percentages31%, 58%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(200.9, 43.1%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 57.3%, 72.5%)
CMYK57.3%, 20%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,215,417
CSS custom property--colour: #4F94B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#B06B46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8293BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7387B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Cadetblue · ΔE 20.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9744F
Analogous#4FB9A9, #4F5FB9
Triadic#B94F94, #94B94F
Split complementary#B94F5F, #B9A94F
Tetradic#A94FB9, #B9744F, #5FB94F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1EDF3
Lighter +30%#BCD7E5
Lighter +20%#98C0D6
Lighter +10%#73AAC8
Darker −10%#3D7898
Darker −20%#2E5C74
Darker −30%#203F4F
Darker −40%#11222B
More saturated +25%#309DD8
Less saturated −25%#6E8B9A

Channel breakdown

R79
G148
B185
Red79 (31%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue200.94°
Saturation (HSL)43.09%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 94 · B B9

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