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Recognised as Colour

#4868DA

  • #4868DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4868DA is a blue with RGB values 72, 104, 218 and HSL 227°, 66%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4868DA#4868DA
HEX#4868DA
RGBrgb(72, 104, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4078, 0.8549
RGB percentages28.2%, 40.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(226.8, 66.4%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 67%, 85.5%)
CMYK67%, 52.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,745,434
CSS custom property--colour: #4868DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#B79725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C77DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3.4Slate blue · ΔE 11.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3.45, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DABA48
Analogous#48B1DA, #7148DA
Triadic#DA4868, #68DA48
Split complementary#DA7148, #B1DA48
Tetradic#DA48B1, #DABA48, #48DA71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F4FC
Lighter +30%#C7D1F4
Lighter +20%#9DAEEB
Lighter +10%#728BE3
Darker −10%#284BC7
Darker −20%#203B9C
Darker −30%#172B72
Darker −40%#0E1B48
More saturated +25%#2D59F5
Less saturated −25%#6477BF

Channel breakdown

R72
G104
B218
Red72 (28.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue226.85°
Saturation (HSL)66.36%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 68 · B DA

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