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Recognised as Colour

#4973AF

  • #4973AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4973AF is a blue with RGB values 73, 115, 175 and HSL 215°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4973AF#4973AF
HEX#4973AF
RGBrgb(73, 115, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.451, 0.6863
RGB percentages28.6%, 45.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(215.3, 41.1%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 58.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK58.3%, 34.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,813,743
CSS custom property--colour: #4973AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#B68C50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A77B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D6DAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008089no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8549
Analogous#49A6AF, #5249AF
Triadic#AF4973, #73AF49
Split complementary#AF5249, #A6AF49
Tetradic#AF49A6, #AF8549, #49AF52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6E0EE
Lighter +30%#B2C5DF
Lighter +20%#8EA9D0
Lighter +10%#6A8EC1
Darker −10%#3A5B8B
Darker −20%#2B4467
Darker −30%#1C2C43
Darker −40%#0D141F
More saturated +25%#2A6ECE
Less saturated −25%#687890

Channel breakdown

R73
G115
B175
Red73 (28.6%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue215.29°
Saturation (HSL)41.13%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 73 · B AF

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