Colour

#4670BA

#4670BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4670BA is a blue with RGB values 70, 112, 186 and HSL 218°, 46%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4670BA

RGBrgb(70, 112, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4392, 0.7294

RGB percentages27.5%, 43.9%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(218.3, 45.7%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 62.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK62.4%, 39.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,616,378

CSS custom property--colour: #4670BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#B98F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5077BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F6CB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00818Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6 Steel blue · ΔE 17.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24 Royal blue · ΔE 28 Medium purple · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BA9046

Analogous#46AABA, #5646BA

Triadic#BA4670, #70BA46

Split complementary#BA5646, #AABA46

Tetradic#BA46AA, #BA9046, #46BA56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DBE3F1

Lighter +30%#B5C6E4

Lighter +20%#90A9D6

Lighter +10%#6B8DC8

Darker −10%#385A95

Darker −20%#2A4370

Darker −30%#1C2D4B

Darker −40%#0E1726

More saturated +25%#2667DA

Less saturated −25%#66799A

Channel breakdown

R70

G112

B186

Red70 (27.5%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue218.28°

Saturation (HSL)45.67%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 70 · B BA

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