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Recognised as Colour

#4865A9

  • #4865A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4865A9 is a blue with RGB values 72, 101, 169 and HSL 222°, 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

#4865A9#4865A9
HEX#4865A9
RGBrgb(72, 101, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3961, 0.6627
RGB percentages28.2%, 39.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(222.1, 40.2%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 57.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK57.4%, 40.2%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,744,617
CSS custom property--colour: #4865A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#B79A56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486CACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C63A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#01747Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4Royal blue · ΔE 30.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A98C48
Analogous#4895A9, #5C48A9
Triadic#A94865, #65A948
Split complementary#A95C48, #95A948
Tetradic#A94895, #A98C48, #48A95C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D9EC
Lighter +30%#AEBCDC
Lighter +20%#8A9ECD
Lighter +10%#6680BE
Darker −10%#395085
Darker −20%#2A3A61
Darker −30%#1A253E
Darker −40%#0B101A
More saturated +25%#2A59C7
Less saturated −25%#66718B

Channel breakdown

R72
G101
B169
Red72 (28.2%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue222.06°
Saturation (HSL)40.25%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 65 · B A9

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