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Recognised as Colour

#4960BA

  • #4960BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4960BA is a blue with RGB values 73, 96, 186 and HSL 228°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4960BA#4960BA
HEX#4960BA
RGBrgb(73, 96, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3765, 0.7294
RGB percentages28.6%, 37.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(227.8, 45%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.8, 60.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK60.8%, 48.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,808,890
CSS custom property--colour: #4960BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#B69F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#336BBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E61B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA349
Analogous#4999BA, #6A49BA
Triadic#BA4960, #60BA49
Split complementary#BA6B49, #98BA49
Tetradic#BA4999, #BAA349, #49BA6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE1F2
Lighter +30%#B8C1E4
Lighter +20%#93A1D6
Lighter +10%#6E80C8
Darker −10%#394C97
Darker −20%#2B3A72
Darker −30%#1D274D
Darker −40%#0F1428
More saturated +25%#2A4DD9
Less saturated −25%#68739B

Channel breakdown

R73
G96
B186
Red73 (28.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue227.79°
Saturation (HSL)45.02%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 60 · B BA

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