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Recognised as Colour

#4862FA

  • #4862FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4862FA is a blue with RGB values 72, 98, 250 and HSL 231°, 95%, 63%. 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

#4862FA#4862FA
HEX#4862FA
RGBrgb(72, 98, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3843, 0.9804
RGB percentages28.2%, 38.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(231.2, 94.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 71.2%, 98%)
CMYK71.2%, 60.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,743,930
CSS custom property--colour: #4862FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#B79D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0089A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.7Royal blue · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Blue violet · ΔE 30.5Dark orchid · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE048
Analogous#48BBFA, #8748FA
Triadic#FA4862, #62FA48
Split complementary#FA8748, #BBFA48
Tetradic#FA48BB, #FAE048, #48FA87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE2FE
Lighter +20%#ABB7FD
Lighter +10%#7A8DFB
Darker −10%#1637F9
Darker −20%#0624D6
Darker −30%#041CA5
Darker −40%#031373
More saturated +25%#435EFF
Less saturated −25%#6073E3

Channel breakdown

R72
G98
B250
Red72 (28.2%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue231.24°
Saturation (HSL)94.68%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 62 · B FA

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