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Colour

#4F9DDE

  • #4F9DDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4F9DDE is a blue with RGB values 79, 157, 222 and HSL 207°, 68%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4F9DDE#4F9DDE
HEX#4F9DDE
RGBrgb(79, 157, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.6157, 0.8706
RGB percentages31%, 61.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(207.3, 68.4%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 64.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK64.4%, 29.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,217,758
CSS custom property--colour: #4F9DDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#B06221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#809FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D91DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8Sky blue · ΔE 27.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE904F
Analogous#4FDED7, #4F56DE
Triadic#DE4F9D, #9DDE4F
Split complementary#DE4F56, #DED74F
Tetradic#D74FDE, #DE904F, #56DE4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFE
Lighter +30%#D0E5F6
Lighter +20%#A5CDEE
Lighter +10%#7AB5E6
Darker −10%#2785D3
Darker −20%#1F6AA8
Darker −30%#174F7D
Darker −40%#0F3452
More saturated +25%#359FF8
Less saturated −25%#699BC4

Channel breakdown

R79
G157
B222
Red79 (31%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue207.27°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 9D · B DE

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