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Recognised as Colour

#4864AD

  • #4864AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4864AD is a blue with RGB values 72, 100, 173 and HSL 223°, 41%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4864AD#4864AD
HEX#4864AD
RGBrgb(72, 100, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3922, 0.6784
RGB percentages28.2%, 39.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(223.4, 41.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 58.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK58.4%, 42.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,744,365
CSS custom property--colour: #4864AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#B79B52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#446CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3763ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD9148
Analogous#4896AD, #5F48AD
Triadic#AD4864, #64AD48
Split complementary#AD5F48, #97AD48
Tetradic#AD4896, #AD9148, #48AD5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4DBED
Lighter +30%#B0BDDE
Lighter +20%#8C9FCF
Lighter +10%#6880C0
Darker −10%#394F89
Darker −20%#2A3A65
Darker −30%#1B2641
Darker −40%#0C111D
More saturated +25%#2956CC
Less saturated −25%#67728E

Channel breakdown

R72
G100
B173
Red72 (28.2%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue223.37°
Saturation (HSL)41.22%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 64 · B AD

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