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Recognised as Colour

#4864A9

  • #4864A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4864A9 is a blue with RGB values 72, 100, 169 and HSL 223°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4864A9#4864A9
HEX#4864A9
RGBrgb(72, 100, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3922, 0.6627
RGB percentages28.2%, 39.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(222.7, 40.2%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 57.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK57.4%, 40.8%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,744,361
CSS custom property--colour: #4864A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#B79B56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#476BACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B62A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#02737Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2Royal blue · ΔE 29.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A98D48
Analogous#4894A9, #5D48A9
Triadic#A94864, #64A948
Split complementary#A95D48, #94A948
Tetradic#A94894, #A98D48, #48A95D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D9EC
Lighter +30%#AEBBDC
Lighter +20%#8A9DCD
Lighter +10%#667FBE
Darker −10%#394F85
Darker −20%#2A3A61
Darker −30%#1A253E
Darker −40%#0B0F1A
More saturated +25%#2A57C7
Less saturated −25%#66718B

Channel breakdown

R72
G100
B169
Red72 (28.2%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue222.68°
Saturation (HSL)40.25%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 64 · B A9

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