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Colour

#4670BC

  • #4670BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4670BC is a blue with RGB values 70, 112, 188 and HSL 219°, 47%, 51%. 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

#4670BC#4670BC
HEX#4670BC
RGBrgb(70, 112, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4392, 0.7373
RGB percentages27.5%, 43.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(218.6, 46.8%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 62.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK62.8%, 40.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,616,380
CSS custom property--colour: #4670BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#B98F43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E77BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D6CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00818Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9246
Analogous#46ABBC, #5746BC
Triadic#BC4670, #70BC46
Split complementary#BC5746, #ABBC46
Tetradic#BC46AB, #BC9246, #46BC57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE4F2
Lighter +30%#B6C7E5
Lighter +20%#91AAD7
Lighter +10%#6B8DCA
Darker −10%#375A98
Darker −20%#294373
Darker −30%#1C2D4D
Darker −40%#0E1728
More saturated +25%#2667DC
Less saturated −25%#66799C

Channel breakdown

R70
G112
B188
Red70 (27.5%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue218.64°
Saturation (HSL)46.83%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 70 · B BC

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