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Recognised as Colour

#4869D4

  • #4869D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4869D4 is a blue with RGB values 72, 105, 212 and HSL 226°, 62%, 56%. 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

#4869D4#4869D4
HEX#4869D4
RGBrgb(72, 105, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4118, 0.8314
RGB percentages28.2%, 41.2%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(225.9, 61.9%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 66%, 83.1%)
CMYK66%, 50.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,745,684
CSS custom property--colour: #4869D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#B7962B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B77D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#008294no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.5Slate blue · ΔE 13.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4B348
Analogous#48AFD4, #6D48D4
Triadic#D44869, #69D448
Split complementary#D46D48, #AFD448
Tetradic#D448AF, #D4B348, #48D46D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF0FB
Lighter +30%#C4CFF1
Lighter +20%#9BADE7
Lighter +10%#718BDE
Darker −10%#2C4EBD
Darker −20%#233D93
Darker −30%#192C6A
Darker −40%#0F1B41
More saturated +25%#2C5AF0
Less saturated −25%#6478B8

Channel breakdown

R72
G105
B212
Red72 (28.2%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue225.86°
Saturation (HSL)61.95%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 69 · B D4

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