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Recognised as Colour

#4867A9

  • #4867A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4867A9 is a blue with RGB values 72, 103, 169 and HSL 221°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4867A9#4867A9
HEX#4867A9
RGBrgb(72, 103, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4039, 0.6627
RGB percentages28.2%, 40.4%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(220.8, 40.2%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 57.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK57.4%, 39.1%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,745,129
CSS custom property--colour: #4867A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#B79856

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C6DACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F64A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007680no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9Slate grey · ΔE 31.6Royal blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A98A48
Analogous#4897A9, #5A48A9
Triadic#A94867, #67A948
Split complementary#A95948, #97A948
Tetradic#A94897, #A98A48, #48A959

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1DAEC
Lighter +30%#AEBDDC
Lighter +20%#8A9FCD
Lighter +10%#6682BE
Darker −10%#395185
Darker −20%#2A3B61
Darker −30%#1A263E
Darker −40%#0B101A
More saturated +25%#2A5CC7
Less saturated −25%#66728B

Channel breakdown

R72
G103
B169
Red72 (28.2%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue220.82°
Saturation (HSL)40.25%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 67 · B A9

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