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Recognised as Colour

#4970D2

  • #4970D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#4970D2 is a blue with RGB values 73, 112, 210 and HSL 223°, 60%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#4970D2#4970D2
HEX#4970D2
RGBrgb(73, 112, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4392, 0.8235
RGB percentages28.6%, 43.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(222.9, 60.4%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 65.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK65.2%, 46.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,813,010
CSS custom property--colour: #4970D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#B68F2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E7BD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#236FD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2AB49
Analogous#49B5D2, #6649D2
Triadic#D24970, #70D249
Split complementary#D26649, #B5D249
Tetradic#D249B5, #D2AB49, #49D266

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF1FA
Lighter +30%#C4D0F0
Lighter +20%#9BB0E6
Lighter +10%#7290DC
Darker −10%#2E56BA
Darker −20%#244391
Darker −30%#1A3068
Darker −40%#101D3F
More saturated +25%#2D64EE
Less saturated −25%#657CB6

Channel breakdown

R73
G112
B210
Red73 (28.6%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue222.92°
Saturation (HSL)60.35%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 70 · B D2

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