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Recognised as Colour

#4875C1

  • #4875C1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4875C1 is a blue with RGB values 72, 117, 193 and HSL 218°, 49%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4875C1#4875C1
HEX#4875C1
RGBrgb(72, 117, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4588, 0.7569
RGB percentages28.2%, 45.9%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(217.7, 49.4%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 62.7%, 75.7%)
CMYK62.7%, 39.4%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,748,737
CSS custom property--colour: #4875C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B78A3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#547CC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4370BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008692no 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 text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C19448
Analogous#48B1C1, #5848C1
Triadic#C14875, #75C148
Split complementary#C15848, #B1C148
Tetradic#C148B1, #C19448, #48C158

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E8F5
Lighter +30%#BACBE8
Lighter +20%#94AEDB
Lighter +10%#6E92CE
Darker −10%#365DA0
Darker −20%#29477A
Darker −30%#1C3154
Darker −40%#0F1B2E
More saturated +25%#296DE0
Less saturated −25%#677DA2

Channel breakdown

R72
G117
B193
Red72 (28.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue217.69°
Saturation (HSL)49.39%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 75 · B C1

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