Recognised as Colour

#4863D6

#4863D6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#4863D6 is a blue with RGB values 72, 99, 214 and HSL 229°, 63%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4863D6

RGBrgb(72, 99, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3882, 0.8392

RGB percentages28.2%, 38.8%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(228.6, 63.4%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 66.4%, 83.9%)

CMYK66.4%, 53.7%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,744,150

CSS custom property--colour: #4863D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#B79C29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B73DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0066D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007E93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3.7 Slate blue · ΔE 10 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.6 Medium purple · ΔE 18 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3.74, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6BB48

Analogous#48AAD6, #7448D6

Triadic#D64863, #63D648

Split complementary#D67448, #AAD648

Tetradic#D648AA, #D6BB48, #48D674

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFF1FB

Lighter +30%#C5CEF2

Lighter +20%#9BAAE9

Lighter +10%#7287DF

Darker −10%#2B47C0

Darker −20%#223896

Darker −30%#18286D

Darker −40%#0F1943

More saturated +25%#2C52F2

Less saturated −25%#6474BA

Channel breakdown

R72

G99

B214

Red72 (28.2%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue228.59°

Saturation (HSL)63.39%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 63 · B D6

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