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Colour

#4871BC

  • #4871BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4871BC is a blue with RGB values 72, 113, 188 and HSL 219°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4871BC#4871BC
HEX#4871BC
RGBrgb(72, 113, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4431, 0.7373
RGB percentages28.2%, 44.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(218.8, 46.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 61.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK61.7%, 39.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,747,708
CSS custom property--colour: #4871BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#B78E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5078BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#406DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00828Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1Royal blue · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9348
Analogous#48ABBC, #5948BC
Triadic#BC4871, #71BC48
Split complementary#BC5948, #ABBC48
Tetradic#BC48AB, #BC9348, #48BC59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE5F3
Lighter +30%#B8C8E5
Lighter +20%#93ABD7
Lighter +10%#6D8ECA
Darker −10%#385A99
Darker −20%#2A4474
Darker −30%#1D2E4E
Darker −40%#0F1829
More saturated +25%#2968DB
Less saturated −25%#677A9D

Channel breakdown

R72
G113
B188
Red72 (28.2%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue218.79°
Saturation (HSL)46.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 71 · B BC

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