Colour

#4875C0

#4875C0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4875C0 is a blue with RGB values 72, 117, 192 and HSL 218°, 49%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4875C0

RGBrgb(72, 117, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4588, 0.7529

RGB percentages28.2%, 45.9%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(217.5, 48.8%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 62.5%, 75.3%)

CMYK62.5%, 39.1%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,748,736

CSS custom property--colour: #4875C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.58:1

Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#B78A3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#547BC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4370BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#008691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7 Steel blue · ΔE 17.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8 Royal blue · ΔE 28 Medium purple · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C09348

Analogous#48B1C0, #5748C0

Triadic#C04875, #75C048

Split complementary#C05748, #B1C048

Tetradic#C048B1, #C09348, #48C057

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E0E7F4

Lighter +30%#BACBE7

Lighter +20%#94AEDA

Lighter +10%#6E92CD

Darker −10%#375E9E

Darker −20%#294779

Darker −30%#1C3153

Darker −40%#0F1A2D

More saturated +25%#296DDF

Less saturated −25%#677DA1

Channel breakdown

R72

G117

B192

Red72 (28.2%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue217.5°

Saturation (HSL)48.78%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 75 · B C0

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Colour values

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