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Recognised as Colour

#4677CB

  • #4677CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4677CB is a blue with RGB values 70, 119, 203 and HSL 218°, 56%, 54%. 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

#4677CB#4677CB
HEX#4677CB
RGBrgb(70, 119, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.4667, 0.7961
RGB percentages27.5%, 46.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(217.9, 56.1%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 65.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK65.5%, 41.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,618,187
CSS custom property--colour: #4677CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#B98834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#507FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C72C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB9A46
Analogous#46BACB, #5746CB
Triadic#CB4677, #77CB46
Split complementary#CB5846, #BACB46
Tetradic#CB46BA, #CB9A46, #46CB57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5ECF8
Lighter +30%#BDCFED
Lighter +20%#96B2E1
Lighter +10%#6E94D6
Darker −10%#315FAD
Darker −20%#264985
Darker −30%#1A335E
Darker −40%#0F1D36
More saturated +25%#286FE9
Less saturated −25%#647FAD

Channel breakdown

R70
G119
B203
Red70 (27.5%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue217.89°
Saturation (HSL)56.12%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 77 · B CB

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