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Recognised as Colour

#4478CA

  • #4478CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4478CA is a blue with RGB values 68, 120, 202 and HSL 217°, 56%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4478CA#4478CA
HEX#4478CA
RGBrgb(68, 120, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4706, 0.7922
RGB percentages26.7%, 47.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(216.7, 55.8%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 66.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK66.3%, 40.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,487,370
CSS custom property--colour: #4478CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#BB8735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#537FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E73C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9644
Analogous#44BBCA, #5344CA
Triadic#CA4478, #78CA44
Split complementary#CA5344, #BBCA44
Tetradic#CA44BB, #CA9644, #44CA53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3EBF7
Lighter +30%#BBCEEC
Lighter +20%#93B1E1
Lighter +10%#6C95D5
Darker −10%#3060AB
Darker −20%#254A83
Darker −30%#1A335B
Darker −40%#0F1D33
More saturated +25%#2671E8
Less saturated −25%#627FAC

Channel breakdown

R68
G120
B202
Red68 (26.7%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue216.72°
Saturation (HSL)55.83%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 78 · B CA

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