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Recognised as Colour

#4895BE

  • #4895BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4895BE is a blue with RGB values 72, 149, 190 and HSL 201°, 48%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4895BE#4895BE
HEX#4895BE
RGBrgb(72, 149, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5843, 0.7451
RGB percentages28.2%, 58.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(200.8, 47.6%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 62.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK62.1%, 21.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,756,926
CSS custom property--colour: #4895BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#B76A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8194C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7188BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE7148
Analogous#48BEAC, #485ABE
Triadic#BE4895, #95BE48
Split complementary#BE485A, #BEAC48
Tetradic#AC48BE, #BE7148, #5ABE48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFECF3
Lighter +30%#B9D6E6
Lighter +20%#93C1D9
Lighter +10%#6EABCB
Darker −10%#37799C
Darker −20%#2A5C76
Darker −30%#1D3E50
Darker −40%#0F212B
More saturated +25%#299EDD
Less saturated −25%#678C9F

Channel breakdown

R72
G149
B190
Red72 (28.2%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue200.85°
Saturation (HSL)47.58%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 95 · B BE

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