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Recognised as Colour

#4868FB

  • #4868FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4868FB is a blue with RGB values 72, 104, 251 and HSL 229°, 96%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4868FB#4868FB
HEX#4868FB
RGBrgb(72, 104, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4078, 0.9843
RGB percentages28.2%, 40.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(229.3, 95.7%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 71.3%, 98.4%)
CMYK71.3%, 58.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,745,467
CSS custom property--colour: #4868FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#B79704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.2Royal blue · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.5Dark orchid · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBDB48
Analogous#48C1FB, #8248FB
Triadic#FB4868, #68FB48
Split complementary#FB8248, #C1FB48
Tetradic#FB48C1, #FBDB48, #48FB82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE4FE
Lighter +20%#ACBAFD
Lighter +10%#7A91FC
Darker −10%#163FFA
Darker −20%#052BD8
Darker −30%#0421A6
Darker −40%#031774
More saturated +25%#4465FF
Less saturated −25%#5F77E4

Channel breakdown

R72
G104
B251
Red72 (28.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue229.27°
Saturation (HSL)95.72%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 68 · B FB

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