Colour

#4890FF

#4890FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#4890FF is a blue with RGB values 72, 144, 255 and HSL 216°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#4890FF#4890FF

HEX#4890FF

RGBrgb(72, 144, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5647, 1

RGB percentages28.2%, 56.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(216.4, 100%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 71.8%, 100%)

CMYK71.8%, 43.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,755,711

CSS custom property--colour: #4890FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#B76F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#589BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#358AFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00AABBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3 Royal blue · ΔE 18 Medium purple · ΔE 26.3 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.32, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFB748

Analogous#48ECFF, #5C48FF

Triadic#FF4890, #90FF48

Split complementary#FF5C48, #EBFF48

Tetradic#FF48EB, #FFB748, #48FF5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1EDFF

Lighter +20%#AECEFF

Lighter +10%#7BAFFF

Darker −10%#1571FF

Darker −20%#0059E1

Darker −30%#0044AE

Darker −40%#00307B

More saturated +25%#4890FF

Less saturated −25%#5F95E8

Channel breakdown

R72

G144

B255

Red72 (28.2%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue216.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 90 · B FF

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