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Recognised as Colour

#4479CD

  • #4479CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4479CD is a blue with RGB values 68, 121, 205 and HSL 217°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4479CD#4479CD
HEX#4479CD
RGBrgb(68, 121, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4745, 0.8039
RGB percentages26.7%, 47.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(216.8, 57.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 66.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK66.8%, 41%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,487,629
CSS custom property--colour: #4479CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#BB8632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5280D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D74CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9844
Analogous#44BECD, #5344CD
Triadic#CD4479, #79CD44
Split complementary#CD5444, #BECD44
Tetradic#CD44BE, #CD9844, #44CD54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5ECF8
Lighter +30%#BDD0ED
Lighter +20%#94B3E3
Lighter +10%#6C96D8
Darker −10%#2F60AF
Darker −20%#244A87
Darker −30%#19345F
Darker −40%#0F1E36
More saturated +25%#2672EB
Less saturated −25%#6280AF

Channel breakdown

R68
G121
B205
Red68 (26.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue216.79°
Saturation (HSL)57.81%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 79 · B CD

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