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Colour

#4888FF

  • #4888FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4888FF is a blue with RGB values 72, 136, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4888FF#4888FF
HEX#4888FF
RGBrgb(72, 136, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5333, 1
RGB percentages28.2%, 53.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(219, 100%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 71.8%, 100%)
CMYK71.8%, 46.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,753,663
CSS custom property--colour: #4888FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#B77700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4895FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1584FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9Royal blue · ΔE 12.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBF48
Analogous#48E3FF, #6448FF
Triadic#FF4888, #88FF48
Split complementary#FF6448, #E3FF48
Tetradic#FF48E3, #FFBF48, #48FF64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EBFF
Lighter +20%#AECAFF
Lighter +10%#7BA9FF
Darker −10%#1567FF
Darker −20%#004FE1
Darker −30%#003DAE
Darker −40%#002B7B
More saturated +25%#4888FF
Less saturated −25%#5F8FE8

Channel breakdown

R72
G136
B255
Red72 (28.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 88 · B FF

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