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Recognised as Colour

#4FAEE4

  • #4FAEE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#4FAEE4 is a blue with RGB values 79, 174, 228 and HSL 202°, 73%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4FAEE4#4FAEE4
HEX#4FAEE4
RGBrgb(79, 174, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.6824, 0.8941
RGB percentages31%, 68.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(201.7, 73.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 65.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK65.4%, 23.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,222,116
CSS custom property--colour: #4FAEE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#B0511B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95ADE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#809EE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC0no 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 text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.6Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Light steelblue · ΔE 25.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4854F
Analogous#4FE4CF, #4F64E4
Triadic#E44FAE, #AEE44F
Split complementary#E44F64, #E4CF4F
Tetradic#CF4FE4, #E4854F, #64E44F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4EBF8
Lighter +20%#A7D7F2
Lighter +10%#7BC2EB
Darker −10%#239ADD
Darker −20%#1B7BB2
Darker −30%#145D86
Darker −40%#0E3E59
More saturated +25%#36B5FD
Less saturated −25%#68A7CB

Channel breakdown

R79
G174
B228
Red79 (31%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue201.74°
Saturation (HSL)73.4%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G AE · B E4

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