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Colour

#4FAEFF

  • #4FAEFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4FAEFF is a blue with RGB values 79, 174, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4FAEFF#4FAEFF
HEX#4FAEFF
RGBrgb(79, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages31%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(207.6, 100%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 69%, 100%)
CMYK69%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,222,143
CSS custom property--colour: #4FAEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#B05100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AB1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#71A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 24Sky blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA04F
Analogous#4FFFF8, #4F56FF
Triadic#FF4FAE, #AEFF4F
Split complementary#FF4F56, #FFF84F
Tetradic#F84FFF, #FFA04F, #56FF4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F4FF
Lighter +20%#B5DDFF
Lighter +10%#82C5FF
Darker −10%#1C97FF
Darker −20%#007DE8
Darker −30%#0062B5
Darker −40%#004682
More saturated +25%#4FAEFF
Less saturated −25%#65ACE9

Channel breakdown

R79
G174
B255
Red79 (31%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue207.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G AE · B FF

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