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Colour

#4836BF

  • #4836BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#4836BF is a blue with RGB values 72, 54, 191 and HSL 248°, 56%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#4836BF#4836BF
HEX#4836BF
RGBrgb(72, 54, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2118, 0.749
RGB percentages28.2%, 21.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(247.9, 55.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 71.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK62.3%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,732,607
CSS custom property--colour: #4836BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#B7C940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ABCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Indigo · ΔE 21Navy · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADBF36
Analogous#3668BF, #8D36BF
Triadic#BF4836, #36BF48
Split complementary#BF8C36, #69BF36
Tetradic#BF3668, #ADBF36, #36BF8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4CFF2
Lighter +30%#B0A8E6
Lighter +20%#8C80DB
Lighter +10%#6858D0
Darker −10%#392B97
Darker −20%#2A206F
Darker −30%#1B1448
Darker −40%#0C0920
More saturated +25%#3117DE
Less saturated −25%#5F55A0

Channel breakdown

R72
G54
B191
Red72 (28.2%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue247.88°
Saturation (HSL)55.92%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 36 · B BF

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