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Recognised as Colour

#4875D4

  • #4875D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4875D4 is a blue with RGB values 72, 117, 212 and HSL 221°, 62%, 56%. 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

#4875D4#4875D4
HEX#4875D4
RGBrgb(72, 117, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4588, 0.8314
RGB percentages28.2%, 45.9%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(220.7, 61.9%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 66%, 83.1%)
CMYK66%, 44.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,748,756
CSS custom property--colour: #4875D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B78A2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#477FD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E72D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4A748
Analogous#48BBD4, #6148D4
Triadic#D44875, #75D448
Split complementary#D46148, #BBD448
Tetradic#D448BB, #D4A748, #48D461

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF2FB
Lighter +30%#C4D2F1
Lighter +20%#9BB3E7
Lighter +10%#7194DE
Darker −10%#2C5BBD
Darker −20%#234793
Darker −30%#19336A
Darker −40%#0F1F41
More saturated +25%#2C6BF0
Less saturated −25%#647FB8

Channel breakdown

R72
G117
B212
Red72 (28.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue220.71°
Saturation (HSL)61.95%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 75 · B D4

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