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Colour

#4479B5

  • #4479B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4479B5 is a blue with RGB values 68, 121, 181 and HSL 212°, 45%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4479B5#4479B5
HEX#4479B5
RGBrgb(68, 121, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4745, 0.7098
RGB percentages26.7%, 47.5%, 71%
HSLhsl(211.9, 45.4%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 62.4%, 71%)
CMYK62.4%, 33.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,487,605
CSS custom property--colour: #4479B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#BB864A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F7CB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5071B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00878Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B58044
Analogous#44B2B5, #4744B5
Triadic#B54479, #79B544
Split complementary#B54744, #B2B544
Tetradic#B544B2, #B58044, #44B547

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6E2EF
Lighter +30%#B0C7E2
Lighter +20%#8BADD4
Lighter +10%#6693C6
Darker −10%#366090
Darker −20%#28476B
Darker −30%#1A2F46
Darker −40%#0C1621
More saturated +25%#2577D4
Less saturated −25%#637B96

Channel breakdown

R68
G121
B181
Red68 (26.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue211.86°
Saturation (HSL)45.38%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 79 · B B5

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