Recognised as Colour

#4FA2E3

#4FA2E3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#4FA2E3 is a blue with RGB values 79, 162, 227 and HSL 206°, 73%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4FA2E3

RGBrgb(79, 162, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.6353, 0.8902

RGB percentages31%, 63.5%, 89%

HSLhsl(206.4, 72.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(206.4, 65.2%, 89%)

CMYK65.2%, 28.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,219,043

CSS custom property--colour: #4FA2E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#B05D1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85A4E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7195E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00B2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3 Sky blue · ΔE 26 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E3904F

Analogous#4FE3DA, #4F58E3

Triadic#E34FA2, #A2E34F

Split complementary#E34F58, #E3DA4F

Tetradic#DA4FE3, #E3904F, #58E34F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3E8F8

Lighter +20%#A7D1F1

Lighter +10%#7BB9EA

Darker −10%#238BDC

Darker −20%#1C6FB0

Darker −30%#155384

Darker −40%#0E3858

More saturated +25%#36A5FC

Less saturated −25%#699FC9

Channel breakdown

R79

G162

B227

Red79 (31%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue206.35°

Saturation (HSL)72.55%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G A2 · B E3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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