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Recognised as Colour

#4879C6

  • #4879C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4879C6 is a blue with RGB values 72, 121, 198 and HSL 217°, 53%, 53%. 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

#4879C6#4879C6
HEX#4879C6
RGBrgb(72, 121, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4745, 0.7765
RGB percentages28.2%, 47.5%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(216.7, 52.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 63.6%, 77.6%)
CMYK63.6%, 38.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,749,766
CSS custom property--colour: #4879C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1913WCAG 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 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#B78639

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#577FC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4574C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2Royal blue · ΔE 27.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C69548
Analogous#48B8C6, #5648C6
Triadic#C64879, #79C648
Split complementary#C65648, #B8C648
Tetradic#C648B8, #C69548, #48C656

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EBF6
Lighter +30%#BDCEEA
Lighter +20%#96B2DE
Lighter +10%#6F95D2
Darker −10%#3461A7
Darker −20%#284A80
Darker −30%#1C3459
Darker −40%#101D32
More saturated +25%#2A72E4
Less saturated −25%#6680A8

Channel breakdown

R72
G121
B198
Red72 (28.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue216.67°
Saturation (HSL)52.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 79 · B C6

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