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Recognised as Colour

#4765A0

  • #4765A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4765A0 is a blue with RGB values 71, 101, 160 and HSL 220°, 39%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4765A0#4765A0
HEX#4765A0
RGBrgb(71, 101, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3961, 0.6275
RGB percentages27.8%, 39.6%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(219.8, 38.5%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 55.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK55.6%, 36.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,679,072
CSS custom property--colour: #4765A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#B89A5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D6AA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#42629Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#12727Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 28.1Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A08247
Analogous#4792A0, #5647A0
Triadic#A04765, #65A047
Split complementary#A05647, #92A047
Tetradic#A04791, #A08247, #47A056

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBD5E8
Lighter +30%#A8B8D8
Lighter +20%#849BC9
Lighter +10%#617FB9
Darker −10%#374F7D
Darker −20%#283859
Darker −30%#182236
Darker −40%#080C13
More saturated +25%#2A5CBD
Less saturated −25%#646E83

Channel breakdown

R71
G101
B160
Red71 (27.8%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue219.78°
Saturation (HSL)38.53%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 65 · B A0

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