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Recognised as Colour

#4471BD

  • #4471BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4471BD is a blue with RGB values 68, 113, 189 and HSL 218°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4471BD#4471BD
HEX#4471BD
RGBrgb(68, 113, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4431, 0.7412
RGB percentages26.7%, 44.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(217.7, 47.8%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 64%, 74.1%)
CMYK64%, 40.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,485,565
CSS custom property--colour: #4471BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#BB8E42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F78C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D6CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00828Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3Royal blue · ΔE 27Medium purple · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9044
Analogous#44ADBD, #5444BD
Triadic#BD4471, #71BD44
Split complementary#BD5444, #ADBD44
Tetradic#BD44AD, #BD9044, #44BD54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE3F2
Lighter +30%#B5C7E5
Lighter +20%#8FAAD8
Lighter +10%#6A8ECA
Darker −10%#365A98
Darker −20%#284473
Darker −30%#1B2E4D
Darker −40%#0E1727
More saturated +25%#2469DD
Less saturated −25%#64799D

Channel breakdown

R68
G113
B189
Red68 (26.7%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue217.69°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 71 · B BD

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