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Recognised as Colour

#4876B3

  • #4876B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4876B3 is a blue with RGB values 72, 118, 179 and HSL 214°, 43%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4876B3#4876B3
HEX#4876B3
RGBrgb(72, 118, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4627, 0.702
RGB percentages28.2%, 46.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(214.2, 42.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 59.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK59.8%, 34.1%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,748,979
CSS custom property--colour: #4876B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#B7894C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C7AB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E70B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00848Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B38548
Analogous#48ACB3, #4F48B3
Triadic#B34876, #76B348
Split complementary#B34F48, #ACB348
Tetradic#B348AC, #B38548, #48B34F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E2EF
Lighter +30%#B3C7E1
Lighter +20%#8FACD2
Lighter +10%#6B91C3
Darker −10%#395E8F
Darker −20%#2B466A
Darker −30%#1C2E46
Darker −40%#0D1622
More saturated +25%#2972D2
Less saturated −25%#677A94

Channel breakdown

R72
G118
B179
Red72 (28.2%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue214.21°
Saturation (HSL)42.63%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 76 · B B3

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