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Recognised as Colour

#4682DB

  • #4682DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4682DB is a blue with RGB values 70, 130, 219 and HSL 216°, 67%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4682DB#4682DB
HEX#4682DB
RGBrgb(70, 130, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.5098, 0.8588
RGB percentages27.5%, 51%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(215.8, 67.4%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 68%, 85.9%)
CMYK68%, 40.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,621,019
CSS custom property--colour: #4682DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#B97D24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#598ADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#417CD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB9F46
Analogous#46CCDB, #5546DB
Triadic#DB4682, #82DB46
Split complementary#DB5546, #CCDB46
Tetradic#DB46CC, #DB9F46, #46DB55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F5FC
Lighter +30%#C6D9F4
Lighter +20%#9BBCEC
Lighter +10%#719FE3
Darker −10%#2767C7
Darker −20%#1E519D
Darker −30%#163B72
Darker −40%#0E2547
More saturated +25%#2A7DF7
Less saturated −25%#6287BF

Channel breakdown

R70
G130
B219
Red70 (27.5%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue215.84°
Saturation (HSL)67.42%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 82 · B DB

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