Colour

#4793FF

#4793FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4793FF is a blue with RGB values 71, 147, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4793FF#4793FF

HEX#4793FF

RGBrgb(71, 147, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.5765, 1

RGB percentages27.8%, 57.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(215.2, 100%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 72.2%, 100%)

CMYK72.2%, 42.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,690,943

CSS custom property--colour: #4793FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#B86C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D8CFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00ACBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5 Royal blue · ΔE 20.2 Medium purple · ΔE 27.7 Slate blue · ΔE 29 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.91, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFB347

Analogous#47EFFF, #5747FF

Triadic#FF4793, #93FF47

Split complementary#FF5747, #EFFF47

Tetradic#FF47EF, #FFB347, #47FF57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E0EDFF

Lighter +20%#ADCFFF

Lighter +10%#7AB1FF

Darker −10%#1475FF

Darker −20%#005DE0

Darker −30%#0047AD

Darker −40%#00327A

More saturated +25%#4793FF

Less saturated −25%#5E97E8

Channel breakdown

R71

G147

B255

Red71 (27.8%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue215.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 93 · B FF

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