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Recognised as Colour

#4874AD

  • #4874AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4874AD is a blue with RGB values 72, 116, 173 and HSL 214°, 41%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4874AD#4874AD
HEX#4874AD
RGBrgb(72, 116, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4549, 0.6784
RGB percentages28.2%, 45.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(213.9, 41.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 58.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK58.4%, 32.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,748,461
CSS custom property--colour: #4874AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#B78B52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C78AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6EACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD8148
Analogous#48A7AD, #4E48AD
Triadic#AD4874, #74AD48
Split complementary#AD4E48, #A7AD48
Tetradic#AD48A7, #AD8148, #48AD4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4DFED
Lighter +30%#B0C4DE
Lighter +20%#8CA9CF
Lighter +10%#688EC0
Darker −10%#395C89
Darker −20%#2A4465
Darker −30%#1B2C41
Darker −40%#0C131D
More saturated +25%#2970CC
Less saturated −25%#67788E

Channel breakdown

R72
G116
B173
Red72 (28.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue213.86°
Saturation (HSL)41.22%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 74 · B AD

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