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Recognised as Colour

#4887FA

  • #4887FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4887FA is a blue with RGB values 72, 135, 250 and HSL 219°, 95%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4887FA#4887FA
HEX#4887FA
RGBrgb(72, 135, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5294, 0.9804
RGB percentages28.2%, 52.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(218.8, 94.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 71.2%, 98%)
CMYK71.2%, 46%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,753,402
CSS custom property--colour: #4887FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B77805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A93FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2083F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.7Royal blue · ΔE 13.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FABB48
Analogous#48E0FA, #6248FA
Triadic#FA4887, #87FA48
Split complementary#FA6248, #E0FA48
Tetradic#FA48E0, #FABB48, #48FA62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE9FE
Lighter +20%#ABC8FD
Lighter +10%#7AA8FB
Darker −10%#1666F9
Darker −20%#0650D6
Darker −30%#043DA5
Darker −40%#032B73
More saturated +25%#4386FF
Less saturated −25%#608EE3

Channel breakdown

R72
G135
B250
Red72 (28.2%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue218.76°
Saturation (HSL)94.68%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 87 · B FA

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