Colour

#4875D1

#4875D1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4875D1 is a blue with RGB values 72, 117, 209 and HSL 220°, 60%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4875D1

RGBrgb(72, 117, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4588, 0.8196

RGB percentages28.2%, 45.9%, 82%

HSLhsl(220.3, 59.8%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 65.6%, 82%)

CMYK65.6%, 44%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,748,753

CSS custom property--colour: #4875D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#B78A2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#497FD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3272CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#008A99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15 Royal blue · ΔE 18.1 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Medium purple · ΔE 23.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1A448

Analogous#48BAD1, #5F48D1

Triadic#D14875, #75D148

Split complementary#D16048, #BAD148

Tetradic#D148BA, #D1A448, #48D160

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBF0FA

Lighter +30%#C2D1F0

Lighter +20%#9AB2E5

Lighter +10%#7194DB

Darker −10%#2E5BB8

Darker −20%#24478F

Darker −30%#1A3366

Darker −40%#0F1F3E

More saturated +25%#2B6BEE

Less saturated −25%#657FB4

Channel breakdown

R72

G117

B209

Red72 (28.2%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue220.29°

Saturation (HSL)59.83%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 75 · B D1

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