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Recognised as Colour

#4856FD

  • #4856FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4856FD is a blue with RGB values 72, 86, 253 and HSL 235°, 98%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4856FD#4856FD
HEX#4856FD
RGBrgb(72, 86, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3373, 0.9922
RGB percentages28.2%, 33.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(235.4, 97.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 71.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK71.5%, 66%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,740,861
CSS custom property--colour: #4856FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#B7A902

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0083A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Blue violet · ΔE 23.7Medium blue · ΔE 28.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.3Royal blue · ΔE 29.3Dark orchid · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDEF48
Analogous#48B1FD, #9448FD
Triadic#FD4856, #56FD48
Split complementary#FD9448, #B1FD48
Tetradic#FD48B1, #FDEF48, #48FD94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE2FF
Lighter +20%#ADB3FE
Lighter +10%#7A85FE
Darker −10%#1627FC
Darker −20%#0213DD
Darker −30%#020FAA
Darker −40%#010A78
More saturated +25%#4654FF
Less saturated −25%#5F6AE6

Channel breakdown

R72
G86
B253
Red72 (28.2%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue235.36°
Saturation (HSL)97.84%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 56 · B FD

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