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Recognised as Colour

#4860FF

  • #4860FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4860FF is a blue with RGB values 72, 96, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4860FF#4860FF
HEX#4860FF
RGBrgb(72, 96, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3765, 1
RGB percentages28.2%, 37.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.1, 100%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 71.8%, 100%)
CMYK71.8%, 62.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,743,423
CSS custom property--colour: #4860FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#B79F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0089A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 24.9Blue violet · ΔE 28.2Dark orchid · ΔE 31Medium purple · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE748
Analogous#48BBFF, #8C48FF
Triadic#FF4860, #60FF48
Split complementary#FF8B48, #BCFF48
Tetradic#FF48BB, #FFE748, #48FF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E5FF
Lighter +20%#AEB9FF
Lighter +10%#7B8CFF
Darker −10%#1534FF
Darker −20%#001EE1
Darker −30%#0017AE
Darker −40%#00107B
More saturated +25%#4860FF
Less saturated −25%#5F71E8

Channel breakdown

R72
G96
B255
Red72 (28.2%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 60 · B FF

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