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Recognised as Colour

#4882DC

  • #4882DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4882DC is a blue with RGB values 72, 130, 220 and HSL 216°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4882DC#4882DC
HEX#4882DC
RGBrgb(72, 130, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5098, 0.8627
RGB percentages28.2%, 51%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(216.5, 67.9%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 67.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK67.3%, 40.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,752,092
CSS custom property--colour: #4882DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#B77D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#588AE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#417CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.7Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA248
Analogous#48CCDC, #5848DC
Triadic#DC4882, #82DC48
Split complementary#DC5848, #CCDC48
Tetradic#DC48CC, #DCA248, #48DC58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F7FD
Lighter +30%#C8DAF5
Lighter +20%#9EBCEC
Lighter +10%#739FE4
Darker −10%#2767CA
Darker −20%#1F519F
Darker −30%#163B75
Darker −40%#0E264A
More saturated +25%#2D7CF7
Less saturated −25%#6388C1

Channel breakdown

R72
G130
B220
Red72 (28.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue216.49°
Saturation (HSL)67.89%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 82 · B DC

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