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Recognised as Colour

#4875D2

  • #4875D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4875D2 is a blue with RGB values 72, 117, 210 and HSL 220°, 61%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4875D2#4875D2
HEX#4875D2
RGBrgb(72, 117, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4588, 0.8235
RGB percentages28.2%, 45.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(220.4, 60.5%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 65.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK65.7%, 44.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,748,754
CSS custom property--colour: #4875D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B78A2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#487FD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3072D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008A99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2A548
Analogous#48BAD2, #6048D2
Triadic#D24875, #75D248
Split complementary#D26048, #BAD248
Tetradic#D248BA, #D2A548, #48D260

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF0FA
Lighter +30%#C3D2F0
Lighter +20%#9AB3E6
Lighter +10%#7194DC
Darker −10%#2E5BB9
Darker −20%#244790
Darker −30%#193368
Darker −40%#0F1F3F
More saturated +25%#2C6BEF
Less saturated −25%#657FB6

Channel breakdown

R72
G117
B210
Red72 (28.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue220.43°
Saturation (HSL)60.53%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 75 · B D2

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