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Colour

#4875EE

  • #4875EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4875EE is a blue with RGB values 72, 117, 238 and HSL 224°, 83%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4875EE#4875EE
HEX#4875EE
RGBrgb(72, 117, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4588, 0.9333
RGB percentages28.2%, 45.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(223.7, 83%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 69.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK69.7%, 50.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,748,782
CSS custom property--colour: #4875EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#B78A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2984F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0092A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.7Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.74, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC148
Analogous#48C8EE, #6E48EE
Triadic#EE4875, #75EE48
Split complementary#EE6E48, #C8EE48
Tetradic#EE48C8, #EEC148, #48EE6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4DFFB
Lighter +20%#A5BBF7
Lighter +10%#7798F2
Darker −10%#1952EA
Darker −20%#1240BE
Darker −30%#0D3190
Darker −40%#092161
More saturated +25%#376DFF
Less saturated −25%#6180D5

Channel breakdown

R72
G117
B238
Red72 (28.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue223.73°
Saturation (HSL)83%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 75 · B EE

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