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Colour

#4875C4

  • #4875C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4875C4 is a blue with RGB values 72, 117, 196 and HSL 218°, 51%, 53%. 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

#4875C4#4875C4
HEX#4875C4
RGBrgb(72, 117, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4588, 0.7686
RGB percentages28.2%, 45.9%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(218.2, 51.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 63.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK63.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,748,740
CSS custom property--colour: #4875C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B78A3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#527CC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4071C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Royal blue · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C49748
Analogous#48B3C4, #5948C4
Triadic#C44875, #75C448
Split complementary#C45948, #B3C448
Tetradic#C448B3, #C49748, #48C459

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E9F6
Lighter +30%#BCCCE9
Lighter +20%#95AFDD
Lighter +10%#6F92D0
Darker −10%#355DA4
Darker −20%#28477E
Darker −30%#1C3157
Darker −40%#101C30
More saturated +25%#2A6DE2
Less saturated −25%#667DA6

Channel breakdown

R72
G117
B196
Red72 (28.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue218.23°
Saturation (HSL)51.24%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 75 · B C4

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