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Recognised as Colour

#4874F8

  • #4874F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4874F8 is a blue with RGB values 72, 116, 248 and HSL 225°, 93%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4874F8#4874F8
HEX#4874F8
RGBrgb(72, 116, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4549, 0.9725
RGB percentages28.2%, 45.5%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(225, 92.6%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 71%, 97.3%)
CMYK71%, 53.2%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,748,536
CSS custom property--colour: #4874F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#B78B07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0586FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0094ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8CC48
Analogous#48CCF8, #7448F8
Triadic#F84874, #74F848
Split complementary#F87448, #CCF848
Tetradic#F848CC, #F8CC48, #48F874

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBE4FE
Lighter +20%#AABFFC
Lighter +10%#7999FA
Darker −10%#174FF6
Darker −20%#083BD2
Darker −30%#062DA1
Darker −40%#041F70
More saturated +25%#4171FF
Less saturated −25%#6080E0

Channel breakdown

R72
G116
B248
Red72 (28.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)92.63%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 74 · B F8

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