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Recognised as Colour

#4880AD

  • #4880AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4880AD is a blue with RGB values 72, 128, 173 and HSL 207°, 41%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4880AD#4880AD
HEX#4880AD
RGBrgb(72, 128, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.502, 0.6784
RGB percentages28.2%, 50.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(206.7, 41.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 58.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK58.4%, 26%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,751,533
CSS custom property--colour: #4880AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#B77F52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D81AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F77ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 3Light slate grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.8Cadetblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 2.97, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD7548
Analogous#48ADA8, #484EAD
Triadic#AD4880, #80AD48
Split complementary#AD484D, #ADA848
Tetradic#A848AD, #AD7548, #4EAD48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4E2ED
Lighter +30%#B0CADE
Lighter +20%#8CB1CF
Lighter +10%#6899C0
Darker −10%#396589
Darker −20%#2A4B65
Darker −30%#1B3041
Darker −40%#0C151D
More saturated +25%#2983CC
Less saturated −25%#677D8E

Channel breakdown

R72
G128
B173
Red72 (28.2%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue206.73°
Saturation (HSL)41.22%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 80 · B AD

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