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Recognised as Colour

#4962D6

  • #4962D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4962D6 is a blue with RGB values 73, 98, 214 and HSL 229°, 63%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4962D6#4962D6
HEX#4962D6
RGBrgb(73, 98, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3843, 0.8392
RGB percentages28.6%, 38.4%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(229.4, 63.2%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 65.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK65.9%, 54.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,809,430
CSS custom property--colour: #4962D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#B69D29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0373DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007E92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3.9Slate blue · ΔE 9.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3.87, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6BD49
Analogous#49A9D6, #7649D6
Triadic#D64962, #62D649
Split complementary#D67649, #A9D649
Tetradic#D649A9, #D6BD49, #49D676

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF2FC
Lighter +30%#C6CEF2
Lighter +20%#9CAAE9
Lighter +10%#7386DF
Darker −10%#2B46C1
Darker −20%#223797
Darker −30%#19286D
Darker −40%#0F1944
More saturated +25%#2D50F2
Less saturated −25%#6574BA

Channel breakdown

R73
G98
B214
Red73 (28.6%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue229.36°
Saturation (HSL)63.23%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 62 · B D6

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