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Recognised as Colour

#4FBCFA

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

#4FBCFA is a blue with RGB values 79, 188, 250 and HSL 202°, 94%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#4FBCFA#4FBCFA
HEX#4FBCFA
RGBrgb(79, 188, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.7373, 0.9804
RGB percentages31%, 73.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(201.8, 94.5%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 68.4%, 98%)
CMYK68.4%, 24.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,225,722
CSS custom property--colour: #4FBCFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#B04305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FBBFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#87ABF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 6.3Light skyblue · ΔE 13.3Sky blue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA8D4F
Analogous#4FFAE2, #4F67FA
Triadic#FA4FBC, #BCFA4F
Split complementary#FA4F67, #FAE24F
Tetradic#E24FFA, #FA8D4F, #67FA4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F5FE
Lighter +20%#B2E2FD
Lighter +10%#81CFFB
Darker −10%#1DA9F9
Darker −20%#068FDD
Darker −30%#056FAB
Darker −40%#034F7A
More saturated +25%#4ABDFF
Less saturated −25%#66B6E3

Channel breakdown

R79
G188
B250
Red79 (31%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue201.75°
Saturation (HSL)94.48%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G BC · B FA

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